Guest guest Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 My dad has been diagnosed with dementia, but never had testing to get the formal LBD diagnosis but he seems to have the symptoms of this form of dementia over the others. He is still walking, but needs to hold on to things and takes tiny shuffling steps. He leans to the left, but thankfully hasn't been falling yet. He sees things that aren't there and is very concerned about not living in the right house or in his hometown. He often doesn't know my mom, who is there 24/7 with him. I see him once a week and sometimes he knows me and other times he doesn't. Lately his newest thing is that he isn't eating well. Sometimes my mom said that he will eat breakfast and nothing else and other times he will eat all three meals. It just isn't predictable. He has bowel accidents daily also. He is getting more and more obsessive. If he drinks, we must remove his glass as soon as he is done, etc. Sometimes he gets very beligerent, other times he is very sweet (which is his normal personality) I know dementia doesn't follow a predictable pattern, but does it sound like he is nearing the final stage or still somewhere in the middle? Is it common to be more aggressive at this stage or do most patients begin to mellow? Are there any other changes that my mom should look for or prepare for? Thanks Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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