I have recently joined the forum and finding it very helpful. My mum is at end of stage heart disease and has been diagnosed with dementia. She believes there is nothing wrong with her which is great to a point. At night she is seeing smoke in her room, at first it was coming out of the bedside light and it really did upset her, she has since moved this away and the smoke went. Now it is back when she switches the TV off. I have tried to reassure her by saying you have fire alarms fitted so they would go off if there was a fire. That seems to have reassured her a little. Mum also says that angels visit in the night, there are normally three of them all dressed in white. She says she is not scared, they just talk between themselves, she doesn't know what they say but she wishes they would sometimes shut up. She will switch the TV on and that will get rid of them. She said to me I bet you think I am making this up or I am mad, I told her I certainly do not think that whatsoever.
I do also worry about her when pops out, she is very independent and will go out on her own, she always gets home ok but she told me she went to town the other day and a lady took her in the pub and mum had to talk about the fire brigade and then mum offered her money, which she did not take. My father thinks it was the air ambulance as they were in town getting people to sign up to direct debits. I will check with her bank but things like this do worry me. I cannot stop her from going out as this is what she loves to do. She will pop to town with something in mind to get then gets to town and cannot remember what she popped in for. It is hard to see her struggling to pay for things when we pop to the shops, she does not understand money anymore. If I am there I obviously help her but not there all the time as working full time. Dad and mum do not have the best relationship so she likes to get out, it's her time away from him. Wish I did not worry as mum as I do but cannot help it.
Are the smoke and angels normal?
Thank you
I do also worry about her when pops out, she is very independent and will go out on her own, she always gets home ok but she told me she went to town the other day and a lady took her in the pub and mum had to talk about the fire brigade and then mum offered her money, which she did not take. My father thinks it was the air ambulance as they were in town getting people to sign up to direct debits. I will check with her bank but things like this do worry me. I cannot stop her from going out as this is what she loves to do. She will pop to town with something in mind to get then gets to town and cannot remember what she popped in for. It is hard to see her struggling to pay for things when we pop to the shops, she does not understand money anymore. If I am there I obviously help her but not there all the time as working full time. Dad and mum do not have the best relationship so she likes to get out, it's her time away from him. Wish I did not worry as mum as I do but cannot help it.
Are the smoke and angels normal?
Thank you