* “I'm very forgetful these days, I used to remember quicker, now I have a hard time”.
* “Something happened to me, I can't remember phone numbers”.
* “What happened to me? I can't remember what I read".
* "My mind is confused, I can hardly remember"
* "I think I'm getting old, I forget what my wife said, I remember it later, even if it's late."
* “Is it normal that I do not remember what was said?”
When you hear these sentences during the interview, you will be asked the following question: “I am afraid of dementia, am I senile?” (dementia) prevents you from thinking, because you are unlikely to hear this question from a person with dementia. The person with the onset of dementia tries to answer every question as if trying to show that he or she does not have dementia and denies his forgetfulness. He forgets what he forgets.
The worsening and persistent deficiency in mental activities such as memory, abstract thinking and judgment is called dementia. Dementia, which can be caused by a wide variety of factors and can affect the brain's functions in a wide range of areas, imposes heavy burdens on both the individual, his family, and society.
In our age, the incidence of dementia cases is increasing due to the extension of human life. Dementia due to head traumas, cerebrovascular diseases and Alzheimer's disease are quite common in our country.
It is difficult to be a patient's relative as well as the patient who needs care due to dementia. Patients' relatives may become exhausted during long care processes. It would be appropriate to manage the care process well, which is as difficult and long as running a marathon, and to help each other when necessary. It would be better to have information about dementia, to research it, and to get help for the necessary training before you fall into erroneous thoughts such as "I'm exhausted, I can't be patient anymore, he acts like a child, sometimes he tortures me on purpose", "I'm bored, he's doing it out of spite".
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