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Originally Posted by Dottore
Tabs: Is your point that she is not suffering from an illness as such—but merely from deep grief? If so what's the difference if the symptoms are the same? Or is your point that it's self-inflicted because her life is suddenly pointless from her perspective, and there's nothing really we can do apart from trying to cheer her up with new distractions?
I'm only just beginning to do some reading on this, and it all seems pretty grim.
Thank you for your responses. Very interesting.
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Tricky to know...you need to be very sensitive and thoughtfull in your observations.
Perhaps just a deep grief and or letting herslef go towards that end...
Anytime Dementia or other behavior just springs itself out in such a short period of time AND AFTER such a traumatic event as losing a life partner.....one has to be suspicious and think of other causes besides a physical condition. Thats where your memory comes in..to think back...
Now she may snap back and decide there is life after Dad...that is kinda where you come in to help show that path...her environment needs to be changed so that she can see that path..then she can make her own decision..
I would try this first before I went down the Alzeheimers or Senility road..
In most cases true Alzeheimers or Senilty just doesn't become full blown in a short period of time but is a GRADUAL progression over years.
Fear and anxiety about the future coupled with a seemingily unbearable grief and lonliness...could cause anyone of us to slip a gear or two. Don't cha think?