helpful old man

[tinamarie]

i was recently on a psyke unit that also takes people with demetcha, while there there was this old man who didnt even remember his name, put his hand on mu shoulder and said " i see wings on you, you just need to learn to fly". i was shocked, the nurses were shocked as well and he didnt remember saying it, any way from then on i talked to him every day, an he slowly got better , i was wondering if just me helped him so much maby he just disasociating not dementcha, cause he was even remembering how he lost his fingers and his name and stff any way hope i put this in the right place

[Leo Pard]

De,entia is an odd one. I am lead to beleive that patients with dementia can remember some things but not others. Something like the long term memory not being affected but the short term is. But obviously in some cases all of a patients memory is affected so yeah. I really don't know what I'm trying to say but oh well.

[roiben]

There are many different types of dementia, some more permanent than others and some which respond well to treatment. There are also types of dementia which can seem to come and go - The fine one minute, definitely not the next kinds. Sadly, dementia is a condition that runs in my family, so I know how hard it can be to see someone struggling with it.

I think your speaking to him helped, but I do not doubt he most likely had dementia of some form.

Roiben x