I have this neighbor that has medical issues. He has early onset Alzheimer’s and is bipolar. He’s been coming over for a year or so, about once a week, for what we call “cough medicine”. It’s actually Wild Turkey and water. So, things have been going fine. He’ll have one glass of cough medicine, we laugh a bit and he goes home. I haven’t seen him in a month or so, and I’ve been wondering if he’s Ok, and why he hasn’t come over. We had company over this afternoon, and he showed up and wanted to talk to me outside. I went out on the carport with him and he was crazy eyed and accusing me of saying insulting things about him. I thought he was going to attack me, though he’s old and fat and not at all scary, other than crazy. I thought we’d have cough medicine, but he had a screaming session. I tried to talk sense, but he just kept shouting me down and making very little sense at all.

I was totally shocked.

I’ve heard that folks with Alzheimer’s/dementia can get wild and hostile. Never seen it up close though. What if he gets really dangerous. Any suggestions.

I would strongly advise you to cut all ties with him and install outside cameras asap.

WHAT A STUPID STATEMENT! But I expect nothing but that from you.

Its not stupid at all. Your safety comes first. He is just a neighbor, not a family member. Read the title one more time.
Perhaps not cutting ties, since that might enrage him more, but definitely installing a camera for your OWN protection, not his.

And exactly how does a camera provide protection from someone?

Perhaps evidence is a more appropriate word.
Pardon my french

At the golf-course I park under the camera and i let him know to stay away from my car as he dropped two crazy written notes on my windshield after i blocked his texts. After that, he no longer drops notes on my car, but hands notes to the Cart girls. The dude is 60 and acts like a teenager.

I need to install a mailbox at the golf course.
The text i got last month were crazy.
He threatened me that if i don't answer his text, i WILL regret it.
I kept all evidence of 6 text, and 3 notes and told him i will go to the cops if he keeps f me up.

He will regret it

Cameras wont stop anything, but its a good thing to have when you have a neighbor on edge.

Its not stupid at all. Your safety comes first. He is just a neighbor, not a family member. Read the title one more time.
Perhaps not cutting ties, since that might enrage him more, but definitely installing a camera for your OWN protection, not his.

Alzheimer is a horrible disease, i had many family members with it.

I was referring to my buddy who went crazy and angry due to years of heavy drinking. He did it to himself.

What is alcoholic dementia?
Researchers study alcohol's link to Alzheimer's. ... Long-term alcoholism can also shrink the brain and lead to dementia. For example, some of the heaviest drinkers develop a form of brain damage called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. People with this syndrome suffer a severe loss of short-term memory.

Sounds like you have a stalker.

His condition will not improve. Just go downhill each day.
Maybe call or text him instead.

First he is not crazy he has a broken brain, his brain is dying a little at a time and therefore the connections in his brain is scrambled. Since his brain is broken you can not reason with him. There is a large learning curve with Alzheimer’s and it has taken me time and I still get it wrong at times and it is my fault. What you need to do is stay calm, talk softly don’t raise your voice, and agree with him no matter how wrong he is. In his world you are wrong and you can’t change that and the good thing is most likely he will forget this ever happened. You say he is old and fat but you would be surprised the strength he may have once again his brain is broken and therefore when he is in a state like this his fear can give him more strength than you think.

Does he have a wife or caregiver that he lives with? Alzheimer’s does not get better it only gets worse. If things ever get real heated call the police but please tell them that he has Alzheimer’s so they are aware of the mental state. Please also remember that the things that he does or say is not because he is trying to give you a hard time it is because he is having a hard time. If he has a caregiver check on them see if there is anything that you can do or they need or just talk with them. I would rather deal with any other disease than this this is a lonely, and horrendous disease with only one out come that can take years to come to an end.

Perhaps evidence is a more appropriate word.
Pardon my french

At the golf-course I park under the camera and i let him know to stay away from my car as he dropped two crazy written notes on my windshield after i blocked his texts. After that, he no longer drops notes on my car, but hands notes to the Cart girls. The dude is 60 and acts like a teenager.

I need to install a mailbox at the golf course.
The text i got last month were crazy.
He threatened me that if i don't answer his text, i WILL regret it.
I kept all evidence of 6 text, and 3 notes and told him i will go to the cops if he keeps f me up.

He will regret it

Cameras wont stop anything, but its a good thing to have when you have a neighbor on edge.

I would strongly advise you to cut all ties with him and install outside cameras asap.