Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
When my Mom was hospitalized for tests due to shortness of breath and other symptoms of pneumonia, she was totally confused the entire time she was in the hospital. She had been to this same hospital many times for tests and such, but had never needed an overnight stay. This time she was hospitalized for [...]
I was reading a blog this morning and was startled to find it, coincidentally, answered a question that I had posted only a few days ago regarding the hearing impaired who suffered with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Mom’s aversion to wearing her hearing aid and her preference to remain deaf for her final years. The blog [...]
Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Hearing and Language Several years before my Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, my brother contacted me about Mom’s behavior at a family gathering which I did not attend. He stated that he’d tried several times to have a conversation with mom to no avail. She would either talk in circles, having no idea what [...]
