Signs of Dementia

[Lamb]

In a thread on Biden I brought up dementia and how Biden has the signs of it. I don't say it to be mean or to degrade the man. It's very sad when someone starts to lose his cognitive ability so when I bring it up about him I'm doing so in hopes that even though it's being denied by others that maybe they'll investigate into the disease more. There are warning signs that get missed or even rejected or excused.

Here is an article I found

5 Obvious Signs of Dementia I Missed in My Own Mother​

From that article the 5 signs were
Constantly misplacing her keys and cell phone.
Asking for the same information repeatedly
Avoiding social interactions.
Never getting the lay of the land.
Unexplained weight loss.

The most common signs of Dementia (Alzeimers is one form of dementia) are:
Trouble remembering things.
Mood or personality changes.
Trouble completing ordinary tasks.
Difficulty expressing thoughts.
Impaired judgment.
Disorientation.
Unusual behavior.

Can you recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease? - Harvard Health

Did you ever stride purposefully into a room, stand in one spot, and then wonder what you'd intended to do? Have you ever lost your house keys, or forgot where you parked the car? Relax. Occasional memory slips are natural. Everyone has these experie...

www.health.harvard.edu

Not all of the above signs listed will appear immediately in patients. With my mother-in-law it was being confused and using wrong words. It got worse as time went on and we never wanted to believe she had it until we went to visit her in the assisted living care center and she noticed my wedding ring set and said, "You're engaged!" We told her we got married back in 1990. She stopped smiling and asked if she was there at the wedding. "OH YES!" We assured her. Then she perked up and asked if she enjoyed herself.

Having dementia is not something to joke about. I mean, there are some funny stories I can tell you about my friend's grandmother and she told them to me out of fondness and love for the woman. But it's heartbreaking to families to see their loved ones on the decline.

 

[Lamb]

Different dementias have different signs. It's not a one size fits all.

Here is a snip from something I just came across and it resembles my mother-in-law's experience:
Her earliest signs were personality changes, muscle stiffness, repetitive hand motions (I thought it was a nervous habit, stalling to find the right name which she's never been good at.) The crankiness didn't seem a telltale sign. I missed the signs because I was looking (insofar as i was looking for anything, or open to seeing anything) for Alzheimer's Disease, which my mother did not have. Instead, she had Lewy body dementia, in which the early stages are more often characterized by personality changes and often symptoms that mimic Parkinson's. Even with all the policy knowledge I do have, I didn't know enough about the different presentations of different dementias to pick up on all the clues unrelated to memory -- the sign we all know to watch.

I missed the signs of dementia in my mother. I feel guilty, but I've also learned from it.

I missed the signs of dementia in my mother. I feel guilty, but I've also learned from it.

www.linkedin.com

More signs:

• Increasing stubbornness
• Giving away personal items to non-family
• A significant change in simple routines (such as a new way of applying makeup)
• Difficulty with planning
• Confusion with time and place (Dr. Oz shared that his mother would invite him for lunch even though she lives in Turkey and he resides in the United States)
• Challenges with completing tasks
• Problems with words
• No longer having the ability to retrace one’s steps to find a misplaced item
• Dementia Warning Signs: Could You Miss Them?

 

[Lucian Hodoboc]

Hmm... I think I might have dementia.

 

[Lamb]

Hmm... I think I might have dementia.

Don't use the internet to self-diagnose!