My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's back in 2017. Is been an absolutely devastating experience watching her rapid cognitive decline over the past few years. Around January of this year she started this constant chanting, Almost every minute that she's awake! Its "Jesus, Jesus" "Yes Lord, Yes Lord" "Oh Hallelujah Jesus" "Thank You - Thank You Jesus!!"" ALLLLL day!! Its is literally driving us insane!
(Obviously she was very religious, and church was her life.) I came on to see if anyone has ever experienced anything like this, and is there possibly some advise or remedy that would help.
To have Alzheimer's and still know who to praise ….. Thank you Jesus.
For you and others can you safely wear ear buds, ear plugs, headphones or other noise deadening item?
For mom is there anything you can give her that will distract her from the noise? A religious item? Prayer beads? (please be careful if she tends to put things in her mouth that they not be small enough to choke her)
If she was used to prayer and going to church are there any people from her church that would be willing to come in and pray with her, that may give her comfort as well. And with someone with her it would give you and who ever is caring for her a chance to get out of the house for a bit.
With Alzheimer's you really do have to look at what it could be and be grateful for the little things.
When my mom went to rehab from the hospital, she had a room with a window. I still thought she might die since she was near death when I had her taken to the hospital. So when my husband and I would "window visit", I would sing her favorite hymns and some of the contemporary Christian songs I knew that would convey assurance and comfort to her. My husband ended up recording those moments on his iPhone so I would always have it to remember.