05/11/2023
At the end of life, some neurologists say Dementia is really “failure of the brain”. As the patient's brain slowly dies, they change physically, lose the ability to speak, walk, etc. Patients end up bedridden, unable to move, unable to eat or drink, but it is the phases beforehand that are just as painful. The day they suddenly forget how to dress themselves, and become confused or combative when you try to fix the clothing they've put on backwards. When they repeatedly ask where their life-long mate is or where their children are while looking straight at you. When they are confused, angry, or frightened, it is because they are still partially aware of who they were, yet are no longer that person. There will be people who will scroll by this message because dementia has not touched them. They do not know what it is like to have a loved one with dementia.
For all the men and women I know, I ask you a small favor. If you know someone who has lived a battle against dementia, still struggling, or has lost the battle, please add this to YOUR STATUS for one hour as respect and remembrance. 🙏🏼✝️
*Copy and Paste (PLEASE DO NOT JUST SHARE) it in support of the victims, families, and friends who struggle with Dementia and Alzheimer's as there is no cure.
