Finding out a loved one has dementia
>> Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Finding out a loved one has dementia can be very difficult to come to terms with. As well as realising the one you care for is becoming less of the person they were, you also have to come to terms with the fact that you now have to take responsibility for someone who has suddenly become helpless. Watching a loved one develop dementia can be a very distressing time, as your loved one loses their ability to perform simple everyday tasks they were once capable of performing independently. This is also intensified as the patient progressively begins to lose any reminisce of their former personality. Patients with dementia, on top of their loss of memory can become violent and emotional; this can even go as far as developing psychosis.
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