My 93 year-old mom recently passed away due to stroke, but for the last year and a half she was definitely not herself. She was never tested for Alzheimer’s or dementia.She was incontinent, did not know if it was day or night, displayed some paranoia, severe OCD when she would use the restroom she would stay in there 1 to 2 hours cleaning afterwards, no longer was empathetic (not always, but mostly at bedtime). no longer able to use the telephone or a remote control, no longer able to fix her breakfast lunch or dinner and very rarely wrote anymore. She used to love to watch TV, but she would just stare at it with a blank look on her face most of the time. She did know who the president was when doctors would ask her that question and she would remember things from a long time ago better than I would sometimes. It’s almost as if she was in an out of dementia if that makes any sense.
Vascular dementia is the the result of many small strokes, some so small and insignificant that you do not know there was a stoke. With each a small part of the brain is damaged. Since it can happen suddenly a person's cognition can change drastically in a matter of hours, or as I have said, literally overnight there can be a decline that is profound.
Each person that is diagnosed with dementia is different.
Each dementia is different.
There are some traits that you can track with each form of dementia but not everyone will decline the same way, will act the same way.
There are "stages" that some people go by but there may be a overlapping of stages. Some may not be able to do something when they should, according to the list of stages, some on the other hand may be able to do things far longer than what is "typical". What is kinda sorta important is to get an accurate diagnosis. There are medications that can be given to some dementia patients that should NEVER be given to others. (Lewy Body Dementia that commonly goes hand in hand with Parkinson's is one where some medications have to be given very carefully)
i thought dementia was a stage of ALZ.
all I know, is my mom has been liberated from her body.. she no longer has to suffer..
it sounds like your mom had some stage of ALZ..
that disease is just awful.
its hesrt breaking to lose someone you love and dear to you. Knowing they are liberated from their body is comforting.
I’m sorry for your loss, but know you can always talk to her. I truly miss my parents, family and friends. I do talk to them..
As a friend always said,
death is okay. He suffered from diabetes, and he was young.
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