My grandmother is acting really strange... what should i do?!
Question: my grandmother has been acting really weird since like 6months ago, lately she has been doing things that makes me feel nervous... for example, most of the time after she finishes using the bathroom the toilet seat will be messed up badly, and seems like she doesnt notice it, my mom and i always have to clean up for her... another thing i have to mention is that sometime after she eats she will forget to clean the bowl/plate and use it again. like a while ago she handed me a bowl of rice and i found there were chicken bones at the bottom... i know some elders' memory will become real bad at old age and eventually they will forget anything and it cannot be cured by any medical treatment. i can see my grandmother's memory is turning bad now and i am afraid that one day she will forget everything... what should i do?
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Answers: my grandmother has been acting really weird since like 6months ago, lately she has been doing things that makes me feel nervous... for example, most of the time after she finishes using the bathroom the toilet seat will be messed up badly, and seems like she doesnt notice it, my mom and i always have to clean up for her... another thing i have to mention is that sometime after she eats she will forget to clean the bowl/plate and use it again. like a while ago she handed me a bowl of rice and i found there were chicken bones at the bottom... i know some elders' memory will become real bad at old age and eventually they will forget anything and it cannot be cured by any medical treatment. i can see my grandmother's memory is turning bad now and i am afraid that one day she will forget everything... what should i do?
please answer only if u have something constructive to say. if ur going to leave any sarcastic or retarded comments please keep that to urself and go get a life. thank you
Just try the best you can to get her to remember stuff. Does she have Alzheimer's, has she seen a doctor about this? Ask her questions constantly that force her to think and remember. I wish the best of luck to you, your family, and your grandmother. It is a bad situation to be in, but stay stong buddy <3
take her to a doctor. she sounds like she has Alzheimer's! They have meds that she may be able to try. good luck!
She is just getting older, its a natural part of life that no one can control. Just be there for her and be patient with her.
she going through menapose its normal.. she wont forget everything (atleast lets hope not)
this sounds just like my grandma.. but if you think its getting really bad take her to a doctor
Take her to a doctor soon.
If she lives alone, make sure someone checks up on her all the time. My grandmother got dimentia/alzheimer's and the first thing was the kinda stuff you're describing. Cleaning and bathing are forgotten. She started buying things over and over that she didn't need. Keep your eyes open. Good luck.
Please put her in a nursing home
To me, this sounds like it could be the beginning of Alzheimer's. Your family needs to take her to be evaluated by a doctor as soon as possible. Good luck
She may have dementia or Alzheimer's. You should take her to a Doctor that specializes in Geriatric Medicine. Also you can pray for her.
Does your grandmother live with you? I doesn't sound like she does. It seems to me like she is having trouble with her memory and she isn't able to do the things the same anymore. She needs help. This doesn't mean you have to put her in a nursing home, but she needs to move in with family or have a nurse come by each day to help her out with a few things, or you just need to continue to be supportive as it sounds you have. Most of all, don't neglect her. Give her the love and attention she deserves, she needs your help!
she might have alzheimers or is getting seanile
might be alzheimers-dementia. my grandma was really bad like that until the doc got her on aricept now she's back to normal.
i've heard marijuana helps restore certain things in the brain that cause alzheimers from their shutdown (ie cannabanoid receptors, helps improve memory and appetite). but that would be like the very very very last resort, especially since you're drugging someone and its really expensive
You need to take her to a doctor and have a mental evaluation done.
I know how you feel though. My grandma pretty much raised me and at 12 (I'm 20 now) she went into a depression and things got kinda weird...She wound up in a mental hospital and would only speak in French. When she came home sometimes she wouldn't know who I was or thought I was my cousin. She also told us we were trying to poison her when we cooked dinner. I once had to pick her up from her senior swim class cause she thought she lost her shoes and they threatened to call 911 if I didn't come get her (she was wearing her shoes the whole time...) She is stable now but still can't take care of herself. She also seems to have no filter on what's appropriate to say which sometimes is rather funny...
So I know it's hard to see a love one go through this but you need to get her some help. My grandma is stable thanks to treatment and medicine. Also the support of family helps a lot. And even though it's sad sometimes you just need to laugh a little to lighten things up.
Best of luck.
my grandmother has Alzheimer's disease and is in a special home where they specialize in the disease. my gram doesn't know any of us anymore, even her own son. but she is very upbeat and seems to be always happy!!
Also her body is in fabulous shape, unfortunately her brain doesn't function a well=(
GOOD LUCK, ITS A VERY NASTY DISEASE, I PRAT YOUR GRAM DOES NOT HAVE IT, BUT THEY DO HAVE NEW MEDS OUT TO SLOW DOWN THE DETERIORATION OF THE BRAIN!!=D
I think your grandma is really weired you train her to use things careful ok bye
Your mom is going to need to check in to some care facilities that can make her as comfortable as possible. Her condition will probably go down hill quickly from here. She has dementia ... sometimes it's a onset of alzheimers.... and sometimes it just gets worse on it's own. Personal cleanliness is one of the first things to go..personality changes may or my not be involved...but usually there are changes. Your grandma might be just fine with you guys for several more months...and maybe forever..if she doesn't get any worse and you are patient and loving enough to care for her. It can become a full time job.. It really is a good idea to do some checking around and asking some questions before you have to really think seriously about not only her needs but those of you and your mom as well. This is so difficult.m Those of us who have gone through it...It's heartbreaking...we just cried buckets of tears trying to decided what was the best thing to do...your grandma is lucky to have a family that is involved with her care...God bless...? p.s. there is a scale of 1 - 10 as to how your grandma will preceive her "new life"...she may be happy as can be..or not...
well, you're grandmother is now experiencing Alzheimer's disease and there's no cure about it.......when getting older our brain becomes shorter and weak that's why our memories are totally affected on it.......well, my suggestions to you when your grandmother usually done those things don't yell or mad at her; you have to be give lots of patience and understanding......your grandmother needs love, care, and understanding from her families..........
Spend as much time with as you can now. This is your last chance. it is the beginning of the end. Don't judge her. You'll miss her when she's gone. Your mother cleaned up after you when you where a toddler. It's time you return the favor. Chicken bones can be used to make a nice soup. Just wash your hands.
You didn't say how old she is, some of us can keep it together well into our 90's, Sounds like your going be needing a whole bunch of love and patients. All of it is refered to as natural life process unless of cource there's some kind of diesease Amen