Mom wants to go out and you can’t let her. But she wants to shop. She doesn’t understand why you’re blocking her. You know she’ll get lost. Heck, the place might not even exist anymore.
Conflict ensues—arguments, anger, yelling, crying, impatience, confusion, regret.
Then it’s over—until the next time. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Teepa Snow says dementia isn’t a diagnosis, it’s more of a syndrome—a collection of symptoms.
In one of her excellent videos, Snow presents four facts: If you have dementia, at least two parts of your brain are dying. Second, you can’t bring back what’s lost, stop it or cure it.
“When someone is living with a brain change like dementia, it means the brain is gone,” she says.
