Re: Re: Seniors � Dementia � Seasonal Affective...

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I remember one day, after Mom had not been able to walk for several weeks, I

walked over to her living room to check on her and she wasn't in the chair I

left her in. She had gotten out of the recliner (which required her to use

a remote that she hadn't been able to figure out for a month or more) and

was standing in the kitchen fixing herself a snack. She knew who I was,

where she was, and what she was doing. Then, I could almost see the shade

being pulled down, and she fell to the floor totally incoherent. This

disease is a very strange one.

Gladys

-- Re: Seniors â€â€ÂÂ

Dementia

 Seasonal Affective...

Thank you, Imogene, I'm beginning to feel more comfortable and

willing to jump in. I appreciate the generosity of all of you. I'm

wondering if anyone else's LO's have physical abilities during one of

their bad spells that they don't have when they're more lucid? My

MIL, when she's hallucinating and not sleeping, can climb out of bed

and change her clothes and wander around the house doing all sorts of

things. When she's lucid, she can barely walk and can perform no self-

care functions. She can't even brush her own teeth, but during one of

her episodes, she was making coffee and sandwiches for the men her

mind saw working outside her house. Has anyone else experienced this?

Also, hubby and I have noticed that her bad spells seem to happen

more on the weekends. I don't know why it would happen that way, as

one day is just like another for her, and a Saturday is the same as a

Tuesday. Is it just coincidence? We can't find any reason for it, but

it mystifies us just the same.

Imogene, I'm glad you're standing up for yourself with that horrid

nurse! She should be in a different line of work, preferably one that

does not have her interacting with humans! I don't care what kind of

a day she was having or what her experience is with other patients

and families, what she said was insensitive and outrageous. I don't

know why she chose to work with older, sick people if she has no

respect for them or their devoted families. I still fume when I think

about it.

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> , come on and connect! You are part of our family and I am

sure if you

> have concerns or questions you will make them known.

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> I come on once in a while. I am so busy that I scarcely have time

for the

> list. But, it is a wonderful List. It has more information in it's

little

> finger than I ever hope to gain. You will learn and insightful

knowledge you never

> thought possible on this list. Just hang in the dear Girl,

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> Love a bunch,

> Imogene

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> In a message dated 11/15/2008 10:53:14 AM Central Standard Time,

> NJKourides@... writes:

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> Imogene, if I recall correctly you did give me a warm welcome when

I

> first joined the group about a month ago. I haven't participated

much

> up to this point because this is still all so new to us. I have

been

> doing a lot of research and reading whatever I can find, including

> 's blog, which I find courageous and fascinating.

> To refresh everyone's memory, my MIL, who lives alone, started

> having difficulties (mostly falling) over the summer. Fortunately,

> she only lives a block away from us, so she was able to call my

> husband (her only child) so he could go help her. The last time

she

> couldn't get to the phone and we were down the shore on vacation,

so

> she was on her kitchen floor for several hours before he became

> concerned and drove home to find her. He took her to the hospital

and

> she was diagnosed with some form of dementia. We hired a 24-hour

live-

> in for her, who is very caring and reliable. Things were getting

much

> worse very quickly, so she went back to the neurologist she saw in

> the hospital, who then diagnosed LBD.

> Prior to the hospitalization, we had been concerned for several

years

> that she was slowly declining, getting more feeble and weak. She's

> always been passive and rather withdrawn, so we just chalked it up

to

> her personality. I think we missed a lot of early symptoms, and

she

> never mentioned anything. I believe she's been diagnosed rather

late

> in the game.

> Sorry to go on so long--I can be pretty long-winded when I get

going!

> I truly appreciate all of you on this board and I feel a

connection

> to you.

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