Daniel Kuhn

Caring.com Expert

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1. Sunday September 09, 2007

   1. Can Alzheimer's affect how someone feels about the outdoors?

      Answer - Without knowing her complete history, it's difficult to figure out what may be bothering her. But with dementia in general, there's a tendency to lose one's problem-solving skills. Knowing what to do in the garden -- the process of pruning, watering, weeding, and so forth -- may now be problematic...

   2. Should I continue to encourage my mom to be social, even as her Alzheimer's worsens?

      Answer - Whether your mother remembers these experiences really doesn't matter. The measure of success is to understand how she experiences them. If the activities seem enjoyable, they should be continued indefinitely. On the other hand, if they're proving too stressful for her, they should be scaled back or stopped...

   3. Does stress affect Alzheimer's?

      Answer - What you're observing is very common in people with Alzheimer's or related dementias. You may also notice that she has difficulty sequencing things (doing things in order) and following a conversation. That's because memory and thinking skills become taxed in a new or different situation...