Hi All,
My mom, 72 years old, has been diagnosed with Alzheimers in February 2020. Based on her behaviour we guess she's in stage 3 or early stage 4. She can hold a perfectly normal conversation, can do mental/written arithmetic very well and remembers names and relationships of immediate and extended family members. She's incapable of remembering very short term things e.g. what she's eaten for lunch. She also recognises that we're in lockdown situation due to a virus pandemic.
In the last 3-4 weeks, we've seen sudden deterioration in her constitution. She's started sleeping for most of the day and night, sometimes for 20 hours or more in a 24-hour cycle, if not disturbed. She gets very irritated if my dad (primary and sole carer) tried to wake her up. She's started eating less and less, and also not inclined to hold a conversation in the brief time she's awake. However, she's perfectly cogent when she does speak. She can eat, go to toilet, and take a bath all by herself, but very slowly compared to before. She complains of feeling sleepy all the time, but when I ask if there's any pain or suffering, she claims to be alright.
She had perfectly normal cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, ECG, and all other tests done. The MRI scan showed some shrinkage to brain normal in early stage Alzheimers.
We are at a bit of loss as to what could be wrong, and the reason behind excessive sleep. Google search yields this as a symptom for terminal stage dementia, which has obviously made us very nervous. Have anybody else experienced this with a sufferer? Any ideas or leads would be highly appreciated.
My mom, 72 years old, has been diagnosed with Alzheimers in February 2020. Based on her behaviour we guess she's in stage 3 or early stage 4. She can hold a perfectly normal conversation, can do mental/written arithmetic very well and remembers names and relationships of immediate and extended family members. She's incapable of remembering very short term things e.g. what she's eaten for lunch. She also recognises that we're in lockdown situation due to a virus pandemic.
In the last 3-4 weeks, we've seen sudden deterioration in her constitution. She's started sleeping for most of the day and night, sometimes for 20 hours or more in a 24-hour cycle, if not disturbed. She gets very irritated if my dad (primary and sole carer) tried to wake her up. She's started eating less and less, and also not inclined to hold a conversation in the brief time she's awake. However, she's perfectly cogent when she does speak. She can eat, go to toilet, and take a bath all by herself, but very slowly compared to before. She complains of feeling sleepy all the time, but when I ask if there's any pain or suffering, she claims to be alright.
She had perfectly normal cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, ECG, and all other tests done. The MRI scan showed some shrinkage to brain normal in early stage Alzheimers.
We are at a bit of loss as to what could be wrong, and the reason behind excessive sleep. Google search yields this as a symptom for terminal stage dementia, which has obviously made us very nervous. Have anybody else experienced this with a sufferer? Any ideas or leads would be highly appreciated.