Hi all.
My mom who is my best friend has recently been diagnosed with Mixed Dementia. A mixture of Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia.
She’s had symptoms of dementia for a few years now, we used to just gloss it over and say she’s lost her short term memory. (Her words) but recently since a nasty fall she’s deteriorated quite rapidly.
But some days she is much more lucid than other’s. She doesn’t know it’s dementia, or she does and she doesn’t want to deal with it.
Whenever I broach the subject or say the word dementia she looks at me and tells me not to use that word.
I know she will never get better, and that I will lose her to this awful disease. But when she looks at me and says, “I hope I’m going to get better soon” I don’t have the heart to tell her she won’t. Mind you if I tell her, I’m sure it would soon be forgotten.
Any advice would be gratefully received. Sending love to all.
My mom who is my best friend has recently been diagnosed with Mixed Dementia. A mixture of Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia.
She’s had symptoms of dementia for a few years now, we used to just gloss it over and say she’s lost her short term memory. (Her words) but recently since a nasty fall she’s deteriorated quite rapidly.
But some days she is much more lucid than other’s. She doesn’t know it’s dementia, or she does and she doesn’t want to deal with it.
Whenever I broach the subject or say the word dementia she looks at me and tells me not to use that word.
I know she will never get better, and that I will lose her to this awful disease. But when she looks at me and says, “I hope I’m going to get better soon” I don’t have the heart to tell her she won’t. Mind you if I tell her, I’m sure it would soon be forgotten.
Any advice would be gratefully received. Sending love to all.
