22/11/2023
Firstly there is a difference between Alzheimer's and vascular dementia- Alzheimer's patients can have medication that helps their cognitive state where as vascular dementia patients have a death sentence. They progress backwards to the point where they can't look after themselves and are in a newborn state. But unlike a newborn they lose the ability to swallow. Then the choice must be made as to provide a feeding tube or not.
Imprisonment in one's own rapidly shrinking brain is how a doctor described it to me. I wouldn't wish Dementia/Alzheimer's on my worst enemy. As the patient's brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. Patients can eventually become bedridden, unable to move & unable to eat or drink. There will be people who will scroll by this message because Dementia/Alzheimer's has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has led a battle against Dementia/Alzheimer's. For all the people I know, I ask a small favour. If you know someone who has battled with Dementia/Alzheimer's or is still struggling, please add this to your status for one hour.
Copy & Paste to support victims & families affected by this cruel illness as there is no cure and there are no survivors 😥 Hold your finger on the message to copy it, then paste it on your page.
No tagging or sharing 👍. Do this on behalf of all caregivers who love or care for someone with this disease.
