Hello everyone,
This seems like a safe place for me to escape.
Mom hasn't been diagnosed with Alzheimer's but she is 91 and showing
signs of "everything" you discuss here.
I just moved her in with me in March after several stays in the hospital
(one stroke from which she "mostly" recovered) and a stay in Hospice
Care Center.
She sometimes thinks there are 3 of me and I am never sure which one she
is talking to. Other times she seems perfectly normal.
She is often very confused about where she is and sometimes thinks it is
the Sheraton. Believe me, it looks nothing like a Sheraton!
The other morning she woke me up saying she wanted to go "home" because
the lady was coming to bathe her. It took me two hours to convince her
we needed to stay where we were. (Hospice comes twice a week.)
Now the last two days have been more "normal" - whatever that is now!
I could go on and on with things that she says and does. I cry so much
and can't seem to gain the patience I need to deal with what is
happening.
Thanks for listening. If you don't mind, I'll keep dropping in. It
helps to be with people who have experienced something like this.
Lynn
