Stages of Dementia | Dr. Marc 

Thankyou for the information, I am 60 years old, b'day Feb 2024) , was diagnosed with early onset Alzeimers August last year, 2023. I have always been active and sporty and continue to be that way, regular walking with friends and doing my own exercises and weights at home. I havent been to a gym in a long time, but still try to maintain a physical lifestyle. I have found your video extremely helpful in outlaying the different stages of Dementia. Thank you, it has been of help. A few years ago i did an aged care course, and was most interested when we got to the Dementia module. Very interesting, very sad at times, but always hoping for hope for anyone in this part of their life. I did spend time in an aged care facility, but we were not able to be in the Dementia ward area as a rule. We had some association with some of the residents but not a lot. I do always recall that many of the staff said that letting the residents listen to music was one of the best way to help them with some 'happy memories' and i can understand that. When my time comes, i want to be able to listen to my music, as there are so many good emotions that come with listening to music and we have head sets, ear plugs etc, to help with that. Well, here I am talking about it and hope i can impart the joy of listening to music that can evoke so many memories. That's what i hope for at the very least. And secondly, to make sure I will always have a vegetarian diet. So crazy, what a horrible disease, would not wish it upon anyone. I am hoping i will be able to be involved in some of the medical trials.

Thank you so much cuz I'm a son that is so heartbroken for his mother it's going through this horrible horrible disease I pray that everyone all the people find peace and hope and every situation God bless

Thank you for this wonderful information. My mom is inbetween mild to medium dementia and it can be very frustrating for her and me to get through a conversation. If I phone her about 5 to 10 minutes after she gets back from dinner she already can't remember what she had for dinner. I know she is frustrated about things like this, and yes, sundowner definitely happens. I feel so sad for her, but love gets us through. 😊💜

My mom of 88 was diagnosed 2 years ago. First I thought dementia is about forgetting things and that´s it.Well, I had to learn my lessons. The speed my mom changed her behavior was ahead of my ability to adapt. For me the technical care isn't difficult, but mentally I am having a hard time. I am becoming depressed. Seeing my mom losing her mind makes me more than sad. So I began to watch videos to get ideas and tips how to deal with this disease. Most of the videos are in English and mostly by Americans. I think you discuss dementia and Alzheimers more open. So, Dr. Marc you also help me, the loving son of a wonderful mom in Germany. Thank you.

Dr Marc, I'm helping my brother take care of his wife, we are in our 80s. We have been trying to decide how far along she is and this really is helpful in understanding how we can better assist her and know what to expect. You are a wonderful doctor. She also has hemochromotosis, she is a christian and a very precious person.

Thank you very much for this video. It has been more helpful than you could ever imagine . My mom has been diagnosed with dimentia and right now I would say she's in the moderate stage. I'm her sole care giver and I can confirm the frustration a care giver can experience. But there is also sadness and pain because you're watching someone you love very much just slowly lose themselves into oblivion and waste away senselessly. There is also helplessness because you know that there's nothing you can do to prevent it from happening. And yes there is also guilt because sometimes as a result of frustration you do tend to lash out verbally and raise your voice in anger. When you calm down you're filled with regret for your harsh words towards someone who cannot help themselves.

My mother of 86 had dementia for about 4 years but it didn't progress the way you described exactly. She had incontinence problems and weakness early on. . Yet toward the end of her life she was still able to talk and put together sentences although mostly meaningless sentences. She was even able to say I love you in the last month of her life. She developed swallowing problems the last 2 weeks of her life that quickly progressed to aspiration pneumonia which led to pericardial effusion and septic shock. I guess I am trying to say that people do not always progress in the orderly fashion you explained. My mother was declining but still able to sit at the table and drink punch New Years eve but by February 11th she was dead.

My mem is in the moderate stage I'm a junior in high school and she always asks how old am I and what grade am I in and the same goes with my younger sister. I'm blessed to know her and she is such a lovely person and along with her son my grandfather and my great grandmother (this time my grandmother's mom which I don't have on my dad's side due to diabetes) they were always the ones who would listen and be there when I needed someone to talk to and I don't know where id be or who I'd be without them but knowing that one is gonna be gone soon is always a rough time to think of and I'm seeing her tommorow and hopefully she at least lives long enough to see me marry my girlfriend since she has a picture that has herself, my girlfriend, and me. It always gets me in a good mood to see her even with what's happening. Take care of the people you know with dementia they aren't gonna be here much longer so make sure you get as much time as you can with them

thanks for this information, by the way I live across the river in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Anyway, my mother is 88 and has dementia and also disabled from a stroke she had in december 2020. She would be between moderate and severe, in my opinion. She does choke constantly and never says she's hungry or thirsty. She also bobbles around in her chair from not being able to sit straight. She hardly talks, few words now and then. It's a demeaning disease and I hate watching her fade away. My sister and I take care of her, no nursing home, but it's getting difficult and my sisters back is getting worse from lifting all the time and has mentioned a nursing home, but I can't bring myself to go there. No one will ever take care of her like us. I feel like I'm at my wits end at times but I know I couldn't bear her to be put away. Sorry I just need to unleash.

Great video on explaining the stages my mother has dementia I can confidently say she has all the signs of mild and moderate. She has just had her license canceled after having 7 accidents on the road everything from 2 rear Enders even parking her car in the garage while the door is closed she told me tonight if she doesn’t get her licence back she will cut her throat and wrists with a knife in saying that she is a lot more calmer now she is in a retirement/ nursing home she still has her speech she’s very fit 83 walking up and down hills un assisted but it was a lot more difficult about 12 to 18 months ago when she was in the mild category the first time I was aware something was going terribly wrong was on her birthday 2 years ago when she tried to climb out of the back seat of my car when driving luckily my car is high and the safety belt caught her . She has tried to do that since on several occasions when she’s upset and upset can be brought on by something as simple as her not remembering something or not agreeing with something someone said. She has lived in an area for the best part of 40 years and she would ring me up because she’s stuck in a street that she now doesn’t remember she used to ring me up on the telephone and say I’m not her son she went through a stage of anger for a year saying the most horrible and horrific things to me that was very disturbing but it was then when I realised that she didn’t know what she was saying. She would always make me feel guilty everything she said was hurtful which is nothing like my mother a couple of years ago 🥲 she was hiding all her money 💰 she always believed the banks would close when she moved up closer to where I was living we found around $6 thousand dollars in the freezer under the mattress in between books she would blame other people because she couldn’t find it she thought they stole it she would loose her keys leave her handbag in shops. She was very negative about everything just so out it’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen.. I had to detach myself mentally from the comments and things she would say to me because it was so distressing she would even tell her grandchildren she would cut her throat and wrists with a knife when things didn’t go her way. She failed the test of questions she didn’t know what street name she lived in or what year it was she gets my sister and auntie mixed up because they have the same name when we are talking I spend our phone calls defusing her negativity and calming her by presenting options to problems. Now here is the strangest thing when I’m physically visiting with her now her memory is better she’s more positive tells me a dozen times how much she loves me it’s just the saddest disease when you’re mind fail’s you. My mother is not the same mother as she was 4 years ago I’m just so sad for her and there is nothing I can do to fix the problem. It’s definitely progressing into the final stage I can see the decline of little things every couple of weeks. As sad as this sounds I would never want to go through this ever I believe in euthanasia and I would end my life if I get this treacherous disease. Thanks for letting me share a minute part of my mums side effects there is so much more that is happening but we all know what those signs are 🙏🏼

Very helpful Doctor, I’m seen a severe dementia in my son in low father who lives with us, from May to today October 19 has rapidly developed we have hospice at home for a week now. May God bless him

Thanks for this discussion. Much appreciated. Our father was diagnosed yesterday. Terrible disease.

Best explanation on this condition found, it was honest and given with empathy. Thank you

Well presented …. Clear and concise, easy to understand. Thank you Dr.

Great informative video. My mum has dementia middle stage . Evil disease that affects all family members. Pray there will be a cure soon.

Great video! I have watched many videos on Dementia and the different stages. You laid it out very well and hit some important points per stage. Thank you! My mom is in Moderate stage and showing signs of Severe.

Your presence and compassion shines through. Thank you very much for making this video.

I guess my Mom is toggling between mild to moderate. She still takes good care of her hygiene, cooks (though she leaves the pilots on occasion) and does laundry. But, she is easily agitated, verbally aggressive, and threatening especially at night. She doesn't sleep and is convinced someone is stealing her personal things after she has his them from herself this is especially true with money.

Thank you for the input. I wish I knew about this video. I learned about the advancement of dementia more now even though I saw my mother what she went through. She at the end wind up advanced dementia and it was a slow processing death as she was going through. It was very sad watching and knowing it was matter of time. It’s a horrible death because when they can’t acknowledge what’s happening it becomes heartbreaking. I thank you again for the input even though there isn’t much you can do only make them comfortable until the end. 😞😞😞

So glad I stumbled across this video. Thank you for explaining in a way that everyone can understand!

Your videos are helping me deal with my mother. I thank God for you.

I am 55 years old and I was diagnosed with On set Domenica and I get confused sometimes with short term memory loss and It's frustrating and I have to ask my boyfriend how to spell and I do feel stressed sometimes so yeah, I'm trying to hang in there and do things that makes me happy..... anyway thanks for the information...

This video explains it better than others

Thank you

Thank you so much for this video. I want to understand so much and it's so difficult. My loved one has dementia and I just want to help. Knowing about the stages really helps. It seems he went from the first into the second and maybe even third so quickly. Is this normal for some people? It's all so heart breaking, wish I could do more.

My mom is 67 and showing mild signs. It’s scary. She don’t believe anything is wrong but I notice everything and see a big change. 😢

Thank you so much

Thank you so much. It was very helpful in the way you explained dementia stages. A great help.

Thank you very much Dr Marc, my mam has moderate dementia and the information you provided helped me understand. She had a stroke and is 90 now in a care home needs 24/7 care. But there has been a difference in her behaviour for a while now. They did tests and say it’s dementia. Thank you for your time.

very informative, good pacing. even with three levels there is symptom overlap.

Thank you very much for your instructions on dementia. Very useful

Thank you for the information My husband is 83 and in the moderate stage of dementia. Why do they have a shuffle when they walk?

I was diagnosed with NCS with Tilt Test positive about 5 years back, when I was 64. Dementia was one of the starting symptoms. Now I am not sure, whether the initial diagnosis was correct.

Thank you Dr! Great your information, about it!!

Oh my god……that’s it ……sundowning! My moms been doing this for a few months. Total transformation Jekyll and Hyde. ☹️

I love the way you present very easy to understand and decipher the stages.

Hi from Australia my mum has just been diagnosed with vascular dementia

thanks

I have taken care of dementia patients in the NH and hope that by the time I can't take care of myself that there's a rethinking of and a simple method of euthanasia.

Thank you for this informative video. My mum age 74 was dx early stage dementia about a year ago. It seems to be progressing quite fast. Mum gets annoyed when ppl say to her, during a conversation "dont you remember" or "I just said that"

Thank You for your Help.

exactly sir whatever u said is perfect i am experienced with alzimer once again thanks 🙏

U aren't talking about Lewy Bodies. That's the most aggressive one. It's plax in the brain, that destroys brain cells at an accelerated level.My sister was gone in 7 years with Lewy Bodies. She spent 4 years at her house in Ridgefield, CT, with round the clock caregivers. Her last years were at The Residence, in Darien, CT. She couldn't walk, talk, eat, bathrm stuff, by herself. She passed away peacefully, on Jan 27th,2021. That's the worse dementia there is. It's part Parkinsons, also.

Reading the Bible will improve your mental capacity. I know this because I did it. I had vascular dementia in my frontal lobe. I was unable to work. Four years later I was working in ICU. Give it a try, what do you got to loose? (I read for hours a day)

I'm 80, I checked many of the boxes you discussed ,I'm totally aware of a declining short term memory- naming common thing, names of peopleI should know without hesitation, I tend to be secluded a bit more now but I think thatis because of Covid and living away from a city. SO, I know I'm on the map, I acceept the facts of dementia, I'm not so worried about the issues -understanding -it happens. my mother had severe dementia .oh well.

Thank you, very helpful.

Thank u sir for this information...

Very thoughtful and informative video. Just an observation however. On the descriptions shown on the screen under the moderate symptoms, you’ve misspelled the word ‘judgement’

Thank you, very helpful...

Thank you.

i don't have dementia but i just think this is interesting

I'm screwed.I have partial dementia, at least I'll know what to expect.

i have heard of dementia and alzheimer but quite ignorant of the illness/disease...I am educating myself and researching...my husband just diagnosed but hindsight, he has shown symptoms for over 10 to 12 yrs...if I had known of them...I would have been kinder, more patient and not assume, he had no common sense, that he had denial issues, stubborn, his violence made no sense...I need to forgive myself of my igorance...but trying my best to show grace and be understanding...

THANK YOU

Thank you for the info. My mom sounds like she has mild dementia, but was diagnosed with small blood vessel disease in the brain. I’m wondering if that falls under the dementia umbrella. Any ideas?

My husband's behavior became mean then nice then he hates me then he would talk normal or not at all. This was the scary stages he c also had 2 strokes.. He had a fall broke his hip he walk with small steps then he passed away. Then I am alone crying my heart out. Why now he seemed he was doing somewhat better.. when he got abusive he did not remember doing it..

My mother was diagnosed several years ago with alcohol induced dementia. Her Dr. says she can no longer take care of herself because she is a danger to herself (She has already crashed in her bathroom, broke her hand, yet laid in the floor for up to 3 days until my dad her ex who doesn't live with her found her). Sundowners, temper tantrums, inappropriate sexual behavior, forgetting to dress, calls hangs up and calls again forgetting we just talked multiple times, losing weight, still drinking, started smoking again, I can't hire anyone to help she accuses everyone of stealing, hides things out of paranoia then blames others of stealing, calls the Sheriff over cookbooks that never existed, incontinence at night and starting in the daytime. Dr. wants me to get her into a nursing home but won't tell me her opinion of where she is on the scale. She was a horrible excuse for a mother and has had mental issues her entire life as mental illness ran in her mothers side. I've never seen anyone change right before your eyes like she use to while I was growing up until I watched documentaries on multiple personality disorder. Is there any way to figure out when this hell will possibly be over? I walked away from this woman years ago for my own health and now she is taking a toll on me again but I am the only biological relative she has so legally I have to be the one to deal with APS, DHS, etc. I just want it to be over. Please give me some hope that this is near an end.

Hi Dr Marc... thx so much for the info.. My mom was recently diagnosed with dementia.. the tests were done..on the 18 Jan 2022 going back to hosp( Groote Sch) for the results ..like wat kind she has..which stage ...she is living with me since Aug 2021 and I hve seen a drastic change in her behaviour, some said it's just old age (she 79) but for me it was more than that in fact after watching this vide o did say she in the moderate stage..im actually very sad even to speak abt it or wen I watch videos of it but I uve to educate myself regarding this disease..its very difficult at Tyms for I'm a widow..hve a small house ..so is a bit difficult ..eat I want to k ow is ..my mom always telling lies to get her out of a situation even if I show her the evidence she denies it..is that one of the signs of dementia? Is she aware she s telling lies?

My aunte identifies with at least one or two descriptions in each category

Thanks dr.for this value able information.my mother is in moderate stage . please tell if there is any treatment or solution because I can't see her like this.

I have a big problem with the medications given. I don’t believe in them. Really are they working or making it worse?

Thank you doctor, for keeping it clean and simple. I believe my girlfriend is around stage seven. Can’t put sentences together. She can uter A few words. She did tell me the other day, oh hi sweetie. She can’t walk. She can still swallow, thank God. And smile some. I’ll bring her ice cream/water. And I’ll spoon Feed her that. When she tries to do it herself, she’ll miss her mouth and hit her chin. So I’ll help her. I hate this disease. At least with cancer you should get a timeline about life expectancy. But with this disease, stageSeven could go on for one and a half years. Anyway thank you

how long do these stages last? I mean how many years or weeks does it take to change stages?

I thought I had dimentia but I had ADHD. My dad was diagnosed with it in his 50s. That's when mine started to. My symptoms were just like my dad's. The symptoms overlap. I couldn't do the 3.word test. I couldn't find my Drs office I've been going to for 20 years. I think many people are misdiagnosed....I know my father was.

My friend is in the early phrase, still driving and continuing her independence; however, she is have a great deal of difficulty with language/ speech skills. She leaves words out or use’s words that don’t apply to the sentence structure. This is a symptom of the final stage . Please clarify for me .

This is so scary my mother has vascular dementia I can see the changes coming I don’t know it’s so difficult so very difficult

I don't know what stage my mom is in because she sundown's but aware of everything she still had her mind but the body isn't as strong

How do you have a loved one assessed?

😢😮😢

I want to take my husband to this Dr. I live in Jeffersonville Indiana

In which stage would hallucinations be included?

You misspelled judgment.

Please correct the spelling of judgement

I can't do this. I have to work to keep a roof over our heads, food on the table and gas in the car.

My aunt still thinks her mom and sister are still living . Even though I told her several times they have died. I gave her my phone number 30 times .

When are we going to have a fucking treatment doctor?!

I'm wondering why they have trouble swallowing, do they just forget how or is it due to muscle degeneration?

How is it different from Alzheimer’s?

I’m probably fine

Don't know

Who else is here to see what is going to happen to Joey Bribes next? 🤣

My father in a nutshell 😢

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Why are you talking with your hands?

Judgement

Free speech Re I think my father has it: This is the most redundant hopeless and pointless video; is a dementia doctor just a pall bearer then? You should refer patient for at least experimental treatments or provide options including stem cell treatment if the patient wants to pay

Nope Read the OAHSPE

Why are you smiling so much!?

So basically Joe Biden:

You look amused.

Thank you

Thank you.

You misspelled judgment.