I brought up quite a few months ago the situation with my uncle whos suffering from dementia. This past week it went from bad to worse. A couple of days before Thanksgiving he went through extreme paranoia. Was threatening the lives of not only myself but also his wife and their dog. We found ourselves going to my aunt's sister's house for the night while her stepson stayed with him.
when we returned he was fine, but as it got later and the recent time change, he got really confused and spent the rest of the night explaining how to do a certain job, where he use to work at, and how everything had to be precise. He didn't fall asleep until 4 am that morning.
Thanksgiving day was terrible, he had a rough night due to basically being up two days straight. I believe he has had a stroke and probably having mini strokes to go along with his dementia. He now can not speak right, it all comes out jibberish, It breaks my heart seeing him this way.
I'm trying my best to help out best I can with my limited capabilities being physically disabled. Just really need strength and prayers here to help me get through this turmoil affecting my life at this moment. My aunt needs them as well, this could cause her to have a mental breakdown. She wants to keep him home but I don't think she will be able to do this by herself other people in the family want to help out but they've got their own families to look out for. We are having his doctor stop by the house to check on him and see what the best option is to do.
Oddly enough this morning seemed like he was trending up on getting better, I made him breakfast and he ate really well, seemed to be walking better, even speaking a bit better and within a few hours, he went right back downhill very fast.
Sorry about venting here about our situation it's just been really tough on me and had to let it out.
when we returned he was fine, but as it got later and the recent time change, he got really confused and spent the rest of the night explaining how to do a certain job, where he use to work at, and how everything had to be precise. He didn't fall asleep until 4 am that morning.
Thanksgiving day was terrible, he had a rough night due to basically being up two days straight. I believe he has had a stroke and probably having mini strokes to go along with his dementia. He now can not speak right, it all comes out jibberish, It breaks my heart seeing him this way.
I'm trying my best to help out best I can with my limited capabilities being physically disabled. Just really need strength and prayers here to help me get through this turmoil affecting my life at this moment. My aunt needs them as well, this could cause her to have a mental breakdown. She wants to keep him home but I don't think she will be able to do this by herself other people in the family want to help out but they've got their own families to look out for. We are having his doctor stop by the house to check on him and see what the best option is to do.
Oddly enough this morning seemed like he was trending up on getting better, I made him breakfast and he ate really well, seemed to be walking better, even speaking a bit better and within a few hours, he went right back downhill very fast.
Sorry about venting here about our situation it's just been really tough on me and had to let it out.