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I Am a Caregiver

My great grandmother has dementia, she often feels the need to stand and then sit over and over again. She also wants us to ‘hurry’ for seemingly no reason. She says she feels fine, her vitals are what they should be and she’s as hydrated as she can be.
The nurses that come to our home don’t have anything to say about it.

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MaryJanine · 61-69, F

I guess dementia is still pretty hard to understand. My one brother said his mother-in-law had it before she died, and his daughter (her granddaughter) came into the hospital room. Rose took one look at her, frowned and said, "Little girl, doesn't your mother know you are roaming around the hospital?" This with June, my sister-in-law, right there.

My one cousin told us his father has it, too, and he barely knows anybody from one day to the next. I feel for you and your family.