Stories from the Past

Comments and outbursts from Alzheimer's patients are often laced with truth and fiction. Or, they may be factually accurate but chronologically scrambled.By Elaine C PereiraAlzheimer's Reading RoomFact or Fiction in Someone with Dementia?People living with dementia often drift back in time and live in the past. For several precious weeks, my mother who succumb from Alzheimer ’s Disease, talked about her childhood and her mother, my Grandmother Lillian!Topic -How to ... Alzheimer'sSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Now - This is a Free ServiceI was only six years old when my grandmother died. The three-hour drive that separated our respective homes did not afford me opportunities to really know her very well. I cherished the brief period when my mom recounted charming antidotes of Grandma as if the events were playing out in real time.It was very bitter sweet learning about my Grandmother through the eyes of a child,my own mom.Fact Blended with FictionAlthough definitely not current, many comments and outbursts have a semblance of truth laced with fiction. Or they may be factually accurate but chronologically scrambled.“Your (deceased) dad’s in the parking lot. Please let him in.” “I have to wait here for Shirley (former co-worker). We’re supposed to work on this (project) together.” “There are groceries in the trunk. We have to bring them in.” (My mother standing near a car to the newspaper carrier at 4 am).These remarks are just a sample of...
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