Keesha
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While you are joking itās not for me to decideHoly s**t, Keesha. I'm 85 and struggling to figure out where I am on your list??
This was written from first hand experience while dealing with personal relatives. Information was taken from the doctors and nurses treating them as well as personal support workers and nursing home owners and workers. The information was gathered over an intense 6 month period.
If youāve never had to deal with a narcissist on a personal level, then you may not have a clue what Iām talking about but people who have or do , know exactly what Iām talking about.
Two years ago we were told from the professionals caring for these people part time that existing mental disorders usually get amplified as dementia sets in. This was the case with these folks so that part was true.
A stroke can speed up a type of dementia called vascular dementia which is what happened in this case. After the stroke outburst of violence against hospital staff workers happened where sedation was needed. Snapping at family members or anyone trying to help became the norm but this was from someone with an existing aggressive personality.
Apparently in some forms of dementia, some with angelic personalities can suddenly become aggressive. Thirty percent of the population of seniors will become aggressive according to statistics. Even members on this forum trying to care for their own family members are currently dealing with this type of thing.
Strokes lead to brain damage which can quickly deem a loved one incapacitated and its heart breaking staring into the eyes of someone you care about watching their mind diminish and not have the resources to help them.
When seniors still think they can drive yet their license has been revoked due to strokes and incapacity, if they had the keys, they would be driving. Thatās dangerous to all.
According to authorities taking the keys is the right thing to do to prevent someone from harming them self or others when they otherwise donāt know. You can show them the letters revoking the license but they donāt care. In their mind they know they can still drive. This can become a hostile situation depending on the personality and itās common.
Throw in alcoholism and it can be a complete nightmare. Thereās absolutely nothing funny about this. Delusions, temper tantrums, cursing, aggressive outbursts..... you bet and there is NOTHING funny about it.
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