My Dad has periods of being perfectly lucid, and at other times, great confusion.
In his 'normal' times, he will chat quite happily about what the darker times are like for him. Recently, he seems to be hallucinating - he says that when he walks into the lounge, for example, there will be 8 or 9 other people in there (there's only him and Mum in reality). He says they all look like Mum, are dressed like her, and sound like her. He says he gets so scared that one day, he won't be able to distinguish which one actually is Mum. He also asks Mum if she would like taking home yet, and has also warned her to watch out for the other women who impersonate her. He will ask how many of the others want a cup of tea, or if the loo is free at the moment.
This is the first time he has 'seen' other people. He has, for many months, spoke about the people in the attic who steal his ornaments in the night, and also the three strange men who are always in the bathroom , but says he has never seen them, but he just knows that they are there.
This is causing my Mum considerable distress, as she is worried about what might happen if he didn't realise she was the real one, and what if he gets determined to take her home, as he puts it. This seems to be a throwback to 30 years ago when his own Mum would come over for the day, and he would take her home when she was ready.
They are going to speak to the CPN about this on his next visit. Mum was quite reluctant to do this, she seems to think there's something embarrasing about it, but I think I've persuaded her that she must be honest and give the CPN the true picture. I'm wondering if there might be some medication to help him. Dad's on Reminyl at the moment, and we thought we could see improvements. Now we're not so sure. It seems that when one aspect of this wicked disease improves, another one gets worse.
Regards
jks
In his 'normal' times, he will chat quite happily about what the darker times are like for him. Recently, he seems to be hallucinating - he says that when he walks into the lounge, for example, there will be 8 or 9 other people in there (there's only him and Mum in reality). He says they all look like Mum, are dressed like her, and sound like her. He says he gets so scared that one day, he won't be able to distinguish which one actually is Mum. He also asks Mum if she would like taking home yet, and has also warned her to watch out for the other women who impersonate her. He will ask how many of the others want a cup of tea, or if the loo is free at the moment.
This is the first time he has 'seen' other people. He has, for many months, spoke about the people in the attic who steal his ornaments in the night, and also the three strange men who are always in the bathroom , but says he has never seen them, but he just knows that they are there.
This is causing my Mum considerable distress, as she is worried about what might happen if he didn't realise she was the real one, and what if he gets determined to take her home, as he puts it. This seems to be a throwback to 30 years ago when his own Mum would come over for the day, and he would take her home when she was ready.
They are going to speak to the CPN about this on his next visit. Mum was quite reluctant to do this, she seems to think there's something embarrasing about it, but I think I've persuaded her that she must be honest and give the CPN the true picture. I'm wondering if there might be some medication to help him. Dad's on Reminyl at the moment, and we thought we could see improvements. Now we're not so sure. It seems that when one aspect of this wicked disease improves, another one gets worse.
Regards
jks