Hi all, before dad was diagnosed with dementia all I knew of it was that the sufferer would be "in their own happy little bubble, but it was more hurtful to the family as they had "lost" their loved one".
Well nobody told us about the hellish journey between diagnosis and that "bubble" did they, nobody talks about the obsessive behaviour from repeated questions, to leaving taps on, to putting a knife into the dvd player, to walking around semi naked, to being in and out of bed at all hours of the day and night.
Dad is now in a nursing home approaching end of life and has never been in that little "bubble", but maybe it does happen for some? ,
I am so very grateful to this forum and the wonderful people who post on here because I have learnt so much along the way which has been truly helpful and inspiring and has taken away that feeling of being alone.
Love to you all, Linda
Well nobody told us about the hellish journey between diagnosis and that "bubble" did they, nobody talks about the obsessive behaviour from repeated questions, to leaving taps on, to putting a knife into the dvd player, to walking around semi naked, to being in and out of bed at all hours of the day and night.
Dad is now in a nursing home approaching end of life and has never been in that little "bubble", but maybe it does happen for some? ,
I am so very grateful to this forum and the wonderful people who post on here because I have learnt so much along the way which has been truly helpful and inspiring and has taken away that feeling of being alone.
Love to you all, Linda