Dementia Sucks

[captainhook455]

On the other hand the person who has dementia dosen't know they have it. My father shaved and showered every morning. One day he stopped. He kept his nails trimmed, didn't do that anymore. I told him I had to put double keyed deadbolts on the doors to keep him from wandering outside. He said well don't let me go.

I thought he had forgotten who I was, but when they came to get me when I had a stroke, he cried. I came home and saw him I collapsed at his feet and cried.

My wife has sundowners, can't remember eating 2hrs ago or most anything from 2hrs ago. She can be aggravating and tries to draw me into what ever crazy shit she is talking about.

Her family doesn't want her to go to a nursing facility, but no one is willing to take her to their house.

[limey]

Originally Posted by captainhook455

On the other hand the person who has dementia dosen't know they have it.

Sadly that is not true for everyone. My mum was frequently aware of her predicament in a hazy way.

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[DanaC]

Originally Posted by limey

Sadly that is not true for everyone. My mum was frequently aware of her predicament in a hazy way.

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Yeah. My nan was intermittently aware of her situation. very sad. Frightening for her.

Sarge: *hugs* sorry man. You too Capn.

Dementia, alzeimers, multi empharct - they're a vicious family of diseases. They take people away piecemeal.


I wrote a poem about memory loss some years ago - posted it on here somewhere. Ironically I can't recall how long ago or what name I settled on (they all start as 'Untitled poem' or 'poetic experiment')

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by DanaC

... Dementia, alzeimers, multi empharct - ...

Uh-oh!

[Glinda]

Originally Posted by captainhook455

My wife has sundowners, can't remember eating 2hrs ago or most anything from 2hrs ago. She can be aggravating and tries to draw me into what ever crazy shit she is talking about.

Her family doesn't want her to go to a nursing facility, but no one is willing to take her to their house.

Sounds like it's time to get the CAP people on the job. So sorry you're going through this, it's so painful to see your loved ones decline right before your eyes.