Dealing with elderly dementia
in Health ·
Maybe I can offer a little perspective here—just to help you realize that so many of us are actually walking this same difficult path. I’m from Canada, and my mother started showing symptoms relatively early—she was only in her 60s when things first began to shift. At first, we weren't even sure what it was; it looked like a mild case of depression, or so we thought, but it eventually spiraled into something much more severe, and she was ultimately diagnosed with dementia. She’s 70 now, and she’s reached that stage where she doesn't recognize anyone anymore—she just doesn't remember anything. I guess I'm the only one left who she still recognizes when I come to visit. We’ve tried so many different medications, though personally, I’ve come to feel that nothing really works when you're dealing with a disease like this. Everything seems to provide only a fleeting bit of relief before it's as if she becomes immune to the drugs entirely. Right now, we’re giving her some specific tablets that we source from Switzerland. In my opinion, all it really takes is an immense amount of patience and love; the medication is really just secondary support. Just... brace yourselves with plenty of patience. Good luck to you all.