This can be [3] “very distressing for everyone involved and can damage relationships between people with Alzheimer's disease and their carers. In turn, this may make it more likely that the person with the condition will need to be treated in a nursing home.” Barbara was also thinking about placing Malcolm in a nursing home and had people to help her take care of him, because she wasn't able to deal with him because he was aggressive and he just wasn't the man she had known all those years. If Malcolm was "awake" for some parts, he would definitely feel sad that she was struggling and wouldn't be able to express how sorry he was or how much he loved her. Not being able to comfort her must have been difficult for him and may have made him feel useless and trapped in his own body. As with any incurable diagnosis, there are many emotional challenges for both the person diagnosed and the family. . Simply dealing with the diagnosis is a huge challenge to overcome, there are a lot of emotions involved and the emotions of people with Alzheimer's are really affected by the disease, so they may feel overwhelmed by the disease.