At a recent event I was listening to two people discussing the rights and wrongs as to whether a carer should tell someone that they had Dementia or Alzheimers disease. After a while a lady (writer) spoke up a said, that she did not see any point in trying to explain to some one who had either of these illnesses what there problem was, as they spoke a different language to everyone else and they were incapable of understanding anything.
I was left so dumb founded that I really thought that I had miss heard this lady. But after being constantly dug in the ribs from both sides by my wife and another lady, who said I should speak out, I found that I was so annoyed that I decided to find this lady later and speak to her. I know that I do not speak a different language and niether to my knowledge does anyone else who has Dementia. However before she finished speaking, she did say that she was thinking of changing her name, and now I think I know why.
When the event finished I and some others watched for this lady but she seemed to totally disappear into the woodwork and was never seen again over the next two days. She did leave a lot of people behind who were very angry by the fact that she did not stay and explain herself properly
Best Wishes
Ken
I was left so dumb founded that I really thought that I had miss heard this lady. But after being constantly dug in the ribs from both sides by my wife and another lady, who said I should speak out, I found that I was so annoyed that I decided to find this lady later and speak to her. I know that I do not speak a different language and niether to my knowledge does anyone else who has Dementia. However before she finished speaking, she did say that she was thinking of changing her name, and now I think I know why.
When the event finished I and some others watched for this lady but she seemed to totally disappear into the woodwork and was never seen again over the next two days. She did leave a lot of people behind who were very angry by the fact that she did not stay and explain herself properly
Best Wishes
Ken