Hi all. Hope everything is as good as it can be.
This is just a general question.
I'm a bit confused with Mum. According to all the "text books" the person who is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's (as mum is said to be in) has a lot of difficulty communicating and in recognising and knowing people and faces.
I know the person can have lucid moments, but what I find difficult to understand is Mum seems to know and recognise me almost everytime I visit.
Even yesterday, when I walked into her room you could almost see her eyes light up when I walked in and she put her arm around my head and gave me a kiss. Then as she chunnered away she looked at me and said (with a smile) "Give you a laugh", and once again mumbled then had a chuckle to herself.
Would it sound strange if said it was almost as if she is behind a net curtain? She can see out, I can see in, but because she can't move the "nets" she just can't get her point across.
It's just I though when people are in the advanced stages that most of their comprehension of the world had gone.
Thankfully Mum isn't like that.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Steve
This is just a general question.
I'm a bit confused with Mum. According to all the "text books" the person who is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's (as mum is said to be in) has a lot of difficulty communicating and in recognising and knowing people and faces.
I know the person can have lucid moments, but what I find difficult to understand is Mum seems to know and recognise me almost everytime I visit.
Even yesterday, when I walked into her room you could almost see her eyes light up when I walked in and she put her arm around my head and gave me a kiss. Then as she chunnered away she looked at me and said (with a smile) "Give you a laugh", and once again mumbled then had a chuckle to herself.
Would it sound strange if said it was almost as if she is behind a net curtain? She can see out, I can see in, but because she can't move the "nets" she just can't get her point across.
It's just I though when people are in the advanced stages that most of their comprehension of the world had gone.
Thankfully Mum isn't like that.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Steve