Hi Leah! Wow that could have been a scary scenario - had you not known what was happening. Good for you and well, whew!
I've been away on vacation so I am trying to catch up with everyone - You can miss alot around here in a day or two, never mind a couple of weeks!
Sounds like you kept your cool and knew what to do. Hopefully those treating you were in tune with you and stuck with you!
All the best, sue
For more info on dementia, check out Leah's full blog on A Day in the Life of a Dementia Sufferer.
I am glad to hear someone mention the checking and rechecking practice. I am a caregver and it is behavior I have seen in my parent when it is time to take her medications at night. It is pretty irritating to hear it night after night, but having read everyone's comments will make me far more compassionate from now on. Thanks, all.
I am sure that the constant mumbling can be irritating to those around who are not really in touch with what is happening. You can be thankful that your mother is coherent and aware enough to continue administering her own medication. I am glad that my blog was able to provide you some insight to your mother's world. God bless you both! Leah
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Repeating seems to be my everyday occurance. It is a must for me to check and recheck almost everything I do.....ex. ( making dinner, paying bills ) It seems everything I do I am checking and rechecking. Taking any medication is the same. Every task takes concentration and repitition. This can become exhausting but necessary if I want to complete a task. I used to be a multi-tasker but no more so when I accomplish a task that is a challenge.....I feel great. Leah....everyone makes mistakes and at time those mistakes can cause accidents. I understand completly about the mistakes being blamed on our dementia and others do not understand it is hurtful for us to hear that the cause is from our dementia. I feel like a child who has spilled a glass of milk and getting yelled at.........but, Mom, it was an accident. Yes, an accident...please do not put the blame on our dementia.
Hi, Sandy. You said so well what I feel in my heart. I think it's important to get this message out to ALL caregivers so that they can begin to assess their own way of thinking about mistakes made by people with dementia. They shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusion. I can also relate to your problem of checking and rechecking. And as for mulit-tasking, I can remember when I could stand in my classroom, and like a good conductor, have many different groups of children doing different things...what could have been chaotic was orderly, with everyone on task. I can't even substitute now because of the difficulty of following directions. So I know where you are coming from! Take care, Sandy!