Is it common for a patient in the late stages of Alzheimer's to still know everyone?
Expert Answer by Joyce Simard
Joyce Simard, MSW, is a social worker and geriatric consultant based in Land O' Lakes, Florida who specializes in dementia care. She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney.
It is uncommon for someone in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease to know their friends and families. Be thankful!
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My mother is in the final stages, when i take her something to eat or put her to bed she always tells me she loves me so much and what a wonderful woman i am except i'm her 50 yr old son. She responds to me though she hasn't called me by my name for a long time. She is comfortable with my wife helping her but doesn't verbalize with her very much. This was the part i dreaded most but now seeing that she is content and comfortable has helped to ease the sorrow of her not knowing me
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