Since Monday’s post, I have had 5 different phone conversations with my mom. I can’t tell if she remembers any of them. During some of them she was seemingly lucid…others…not so much.
One of the aspects of dementia is that the person who is demented…(Can I say that?) becomes very good at compensating. If mom doesn’t remember something or something confuses her she will start to mumble…change the subject…lie… or strike. All are very effective…especially the strike.
Brilliant way to get everyone to back the hell off so that she can internally settle herself. (more…)