Hi,
This is my first post and I could really do with some help and reassurance.
3 weeks ago my grandma had a fall and knocked her head. She had first aid and was allowed to go home. A week later she had another fall and was taken to hospital and kept in since.
Ever since these falls she has not been the same person. She is seeing things, can’t keep on the same topic, says odd things, believes she is doing things she hasn’t done, she’s paranoid...it is like she is suffering from delirium. She has had a scan and there is fluid on her brain and she’s been asked certain questions and the doctors have mentioned Alzheimer’s.
It has all come on so quickly and so badly that it’s making me doubt it is Alzheimer’s. Before her fall she would lose keys and get confused about using a remote but that was about it. She never forgot who people were or names for things. She still knows who we are and doesn’t get objects mixed up.
I’ve never had any experience with a person suffering from dementia so I don’t know what the signs are. Could someone tell me if this sounds like dementia? I just can’t believe 2 weeks ago she knew her PIN number, was living on her own and going about life normally. Now she has no idea she’s in a hospital. She thinks it’s a school. Thank you for any help
This is my first post and I could really do with some help and reassurance.
3 weeks ago my grandma had a fall and knocked her head. She had first aid and was allowed to go home. A week later she had another fall and was taken to hospital and kept in since.
Ever since these falls she has not been the same person. She is seeing things, can’t keep on the same topic, says odd things, believes she is doing things she hasn’t done, she’s paranoid...it is like she is suffering from delirium. She has had a scan and there is fluid on her brain and she’s been asked certain questions and the doctors have mentioned Alzheimer’s.
It has all come on so quickly and so badly that it’s making me doubt it is Alzheimer’s. Before her fall she would lose keys and get confused about using a remote but that was about it. She never forgot who people were or names for things. She still knows who we are and doesn’t get objects mixed up.
I’ve never had any experience with a person suffering from dementia so I don’t know what the signs are. Could someone tell me if this sounds like dementia? I just can’t believe 2 weeks ago she knew her PIN number, was living on her own and going about life normally. Now she has no idea she’s in a hospital. She thinks it’s a school. Thank you for any help