hi i have been reading the posts on here for a while and decided today to join, my mum aged 59 was diagonised with dementia (fronto temporal) about a month ago. she had been gradually forgetting things since about last september, but in january became very confused and violent and it ended in her being sectioned in a mental health hospital where she still is. when she went into hospital in january she could walk, talk and manage personal care with help. now she has not eaten for a month, drinks not enough, is doubly incontient, unable to walk unless helped by two nurses, is unable to hold or follow a conversion and doesn't recongize myself my dad, brother or sister and her grandchildren. i just wondered if anyone had any experience of dementia progressing this quickly and what to expect. the hospital had been very good with her personal care but it is wait wait wait. she is due to go back to cambridge for further tests but two months later we are still waiting for an appointment and she is inbetwen consultants care so we havent even had a family meeting to discuss matters. my dad would desperately like to take her home but we are worried how he would cope. sorry to take so long but i wondered if anyone could help or give me some advice