“How do people actually die from Alzheimer?”
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If a person with Alzheimer’s is not being taken care of they might do something dangerous that ends up being fatal. Like wandering off in the winter barefoot in pajamas, and freezing to death. Those who are being taken care of usually die in malnutrition because they eventually forget how to swallow. They could be fed with a tube and IVs but at this point it would just prolong their suffering and it raises a lot of ethical questions.
My grandma had Alzheimer’s and by the time she got to this point, I honestly think it was better for her to go. She was scared to death nonstop. She didn’t recognize anyone anymore. Imagine like a mix of a cornered wild animal and an extremely anxious little child who was put in a strange place with complete strangers. It broke my heart.
Before that, she was getting agressive and stuck in her childhood traumas, reliving them and hallucinating 24/7. She had an extremely traumatic childhood so it was pretty bad. She was getting into dangerous stuff all the time like climbing out the window, started to chopping wood, throwing glasses, broke the TV… Someone had to watch her every step, all the time and it was still hard because how do you calm down someone who’s reality is that the russian soldiers are coming and she has to hide, or that she just gave birth and can’t find her baby?
It is brutal for everyone. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. I just hope she’s at a better place and feels safe.
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