HOW I DEALT WITH THE DISEASE CALLED DEMENTIA.

First and foremost, I am not a doctor, psychiatrist, or any other professional person. I am just a guy who, in dealing with my Mother’s dementia, learned a lot. Mostly about myself, but a lot about the disease and how it affects your brain, and behavior. I also learned how to deal with the changes in my Mother’s behavior and her perception of what was going on around her.

I do want to give a little background on my Mother. She was a VERY smart person. She told me over and over again how she was the Salutatorian of her high school class and would have…