Hi everyone
I'm new to this forum though we've been living with Mum's Alzheimers for a good while now. Has anyone else experienced the thing that's bothering us at present? For a long time now the thing Mum enjoyed the most was talking about the past, people, experiences, places she'd loved over the years. Now though over the last few months as she's declined more, we've found that she just crumples emotionally and starts to weep at the mention of family members, and places she has loved. We get the feeling that it's just a reminder of what she's lost and she gets a glimpse she can't hold on to.
Do you think that's a fanciful explanation? Anyone else been through this? We usually manage to cheer her up again, but it's disconcerting and we hate to think that we're upsetting her.
Thanks
msh
I'm new to this forum though we've been living with Mum's Alzheimers for a good while now. Has anyone else experienced the thing that's bothering us at present? For a long time now the thing Mum enjoyed the most was talking about the past, people, experiences, places she'd loved over the years. Now though over the last few months as she's declined more, we've found that she just crumples emotionally and starts to weep at the mention of family members, and places she has loved. We get the feeling that it's just a reminder of what she's lost and she gets a glimpse she can't hold on to.
Do you think that's a fanciful explanation? Anyone else been through this? We usually manage to cheer her up again, but it's disconcerting and we hate to think that we're upsetting her.
Thanks
msh