Hello Everybody
I posted a reply to a different thread yesterday but it seems I should have started a new thread, so here goes. Hope somebody can help
I have been aware for some time that my mother was suffering from dementia. However, I was officially informed last night that my mother is suffering from Vascular Dementia. I find it very difficult to understand how she must be feeling. She keeps saying she is confused, but she seems to understand she has a problem. She can read, tell the time, tell me what everything is in the room, she recognises everyone and everthing. In fact she seems her usual intelligent self. She just keeps saying things like if I am confused that is not ............ (she will point to something and tell me what it is). Her only problem is her memory. Some days she can remember what happened a few days ago, but then the next day that memory has gone.
I now find that she has to be coaxed to do everything including taking her daily medication.
Does anyone else share this experience.
It helps to be able to share these questions with others.
Isabel
I posted a reply to a different thread yesterday but it seems I should have started a new thread, so here goes. Hope somebody can help
I have been aware for some time that my mother was suffering from dementia. However, I was officially informed last night that my mother is suffering from Vascular Dementia. I find it very difficult to understand how she must be feeling. She keeps saying she is confused, but she seems to understand she has a problem. She can read, tell the time, tell me what everything is in the room, she recognises everyone and everthing. In fact she seems her usual intelligent self. She just keeps saying things like if I am confused that is not ............ (she will point to something and tell me what it is). Her only problem is her memory. Some days she can remember what happened a few days ago, but then the next day that memory has gone.
I now find that she has to be coaxed to do everything including taking her daily medication.
Does anyone else share this experience.
It helps to be able to share these questions with others.
Isabel
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