Dear All,
This will sound like a strange question, but I address it to those of you who have dementia and know it, as you are in the best position to answer it.
Mum has Alzheimers. We haven't told her as she really wouldn't want to be a burden to us and it was considered a suicide risk.
As a person who has studied psychology and having a mother with dementia, I would like to know what it feels like mentally/physically to have this condition. Are there symptoms? Tiredness? Depression? Irritability? When you are searching for a word or a concept, what is actually happening inside you?
I would like to be able to put myself better in her shoes.
Hope someone can help and describe their mental processes as they decline.
Wishing you a good day today,
Big Effort