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youngonce Asked November 2018

My wife of 57 yrs has Parkinson's, depression, anxiety and essential tremors. Could she be showing signs of dementia?

 She's had it for over 20yrs. My question is , she is 90% helpless for 3/4 of the day then in mid to late afternoon she comes to life and tries to do things she's not able to do, most times ending in a fall. She usually directs her falls into a chair or on the couch or bed, on a couple occasions she fell on the floor usually when I'm not watching. My concern is if this is a sign of dementia, her mind seems to be fine except when she acts strange long term she can remember her childhood to quite a young age. I've tried to have her tested but she's very stubborn and won't keep Dr appointments. She did have a written cognitive test in the Dr's office about 2yrs ago and scored 21 but don't know what that means. She has a scheduled appointment Dec 3rd with her neurologist would it be advisable to speak to him before the appt?

JoAnn29 Nov 2018
Dementia and Parkinson's go hand in hand.

Ahmijoy Nov 2018
Yes. By all means write the doctor a letter and detail everything you’ve noticed that your wife is doing. Include her stubbornness and refusal to accept her condition. Tell the doctor about her falling as well.

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