How long does it take before someone with Alzheimer's disease dies?

Answer 1

Research indicates that it takes an average of 8 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's for the patient to expire. Please note that patients rarely die of Alzheimer's, they succumb to a secondary ailment which seemingly benign at first will ultimately be the cause of death. These ailments/ maladies include but are not limited to bed sores, urinary tract infections, influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia. Alzheimer's may also (like in my fathers case) leave the body so weak that once dormant or forgotten diseases may reappear. My father had lung cancer and had 3/4 of his left lung removed and avoided chemo since the operation was so comprehensive. Fast forward 8 years and although I am aware that his Alzheimer's affects his brain in terms of memory first then motor skills it seems rather accelerated in my dad plus he is complaining of a headache. We take him for a check up then ran a ct scan which revealed that his cancer had returned. It was back in his lungs but more importantly it had migrated to his brain and attached itself to the cerebellum. They gave him three weeks and three weeks he took, he was always a stickler for punctuality.

Answer 2

And it isn't so much as something that can kill you. It affects the brain and the ability to remember things.