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Suffers Continual Dementia, Gets Bad Dreams. How To Alleviate The Bad Dreams ?

My mother has had dementia for about 7+ years, 3 months ago she suffered a minor. I am her caregiver and daughter. This last week she has been having dreams about people throwing her off the canyon, locking her up and not letting her leave. I believe she has these dreams because she jokes about the "being thrown off the canyon" all the time. In the last two day she keeps asking me if this is her home. Could this be happening because although I have been living with her since her stroke, my boyfriend has just moved in. We both moved back home after her stroke. Could it be also the work we have been doing on her house? Any suggestions on how to alleviate the bad dreams. She of course has the continual dementia memory wise but I can only guess that it has gotten worse since the stroke. She lived alone until that time, the stroke. Also is it common for a person to completely change personalities. My mother was very mean when we were kids and didn't want anyone around, now she jokes and laughs all the time. I tell people to not be mad at me if I do not cry at her funeral, I have already cried the loss of my mother, at her funeral I will be crying the loss of this new person in my life. Is that kind of a change normal?
Thu, 11 Jul 2013
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And many thank for choosing, HCM this is the geriatric problem and varies from person to person, not exactly limited and it does not much harm to the patient,as long as dementia and bad dream are concern, one can not control the dreams it is not under our command, you need not worry about your mother she is okay, your good nursing care will keep her happy, just have little more time with her, try to share the past with her tell her to say something about the good memories of her, try to make her happy, if possible take her on outing, Have nice day.
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Suffers Continual Dementia, Gets Bad Dreams. How To Alleviate The Bad Dreams ?

Hi And many thank for choosing, HCM this is the geriatric problem and varies from person to person, not exactly limited and it does not much harm to the patient,as long as dementia and bad dream are concern, one can not control the dreams it is not under our command, you need not worry about your mother she is okay, your good nursing care will keep her happy, just have little more time with her, try to share the past with her tell her to say something about the good memories of her, try to make her happy, if possible take her on outing, Have nice day.