Thursday, October 11, 2007
I've had some conversations, lately, about communicating with people who have had strokes or have other problems, such as dementia, that prevent them from communicating in a give and take fashion. There are many reasons why some people find it difficult to visit people who are no longer &quo...
Carol,
Thanks for the post. I was looking for articles that talk about the elders being mute. We saw that my FIL stopped talking literally for a short while 2 weeks ago.
It was eerie and my heart sank and my husband was scared and he tried to tell his Dad who he is... I guess it was too stressful for my FIL to talk about the toileting and the wheelchair. The walking problem really did a lot to him. I personally believe that my FIL has started non-talking now although it is rare so far. Probably he will be mute when he is in a wheelchair regularly next year.
He has never for once addressed this issue of stopping walking. Unlike before he wanted to try to jog or walk. Now I guess he realized he cannot anymore so he forgets about it and pretends that things are OK.
Nina