@mattotcha As a member of a few dementia caregiving communities I've heard a number of stories where the loved one with dementia shows some lucidity shortly before death. Not necessarily pre-dementia behavior but more lucidity than shown for some time.
It is normal during the disease for people with dementia to have good days. These are probably from the brain creating new neural pathways that restore some function. But since dementia is progressive these improvements are often soon lost.
@paulc@mattotcha My grandfather was so far gone he couldn’t recognize his own wife, & sometimes his own hand… One day, when she was visiting the facility and was crying, he spoke to her: Him:“Why are you crying?”
Her: Because you don’t even know who I am.
Him: “I know you. You are my wife, Kate, and I have always loved you.” He died the next day. I’ve heard so many similar stories of sudden clarity, and then demise.
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