This
morning began for me at 7:30 when Alice texted me: Your mother got up at 5:30 screaming for help because she thinks she is
being robbed and someone wants to kill her so that they can take her job. Poor
Alice, her morning began at 5:30. My poor mother, she is in another reality!
So
I immediately got online and began researching reasons why dementia patients
scream and wail. I read four articles for which I will post the links below.
I
learned that there are many reasons why dementia patients cry out. It may be
that they are in pain, it may be that they are bored, it may be that they are
hungry, it may be that they are over tired or over stimulated, it may be that
they are frustrated, it may be that they are confused and disoriented, and it
may be that they are scared out of their wits and do not understand what is
happening to them.
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