When I was working as an intern in elder psychiatry, I had an encounter with a man who had early-stage dementia. He was someone I knew from my childhood—he worked at a bakery where I used to buy candy as a kid, and I always saw him as a hardworking, decent man. During my time in psychiatry, he recognized me slightly, but because of his dementia, he made sexual comments toward me. I understood that this wasn’t in line with his true personality and that he wouldn’t have said such things if he weren’t affected by dementia. His behavior was clearly a symptom of the cognitive and emotional changes caused by his condition, but it was still a challenging moment to see someone with a good heart being misunderstood and quickly judged.
Benita
Aagtekerke, Netherlands
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Oct 07 at 02:25 AM
oh wow, this raises questions with me 🤔