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Is your Mom ever lucid and does she ever actually say things like, "Oops sorry, it must be the dementia!" Does she really say things like this?
I don't know the facts about stroke induced dementia so I hate to say something that may not be true. But I just feel like she may be playing you at least to a degree. Is she taken care of in a facility? If so, I would ask them to keep an eye on her and to please see if they thought she was putting on a show.
If you are caring for her at home, is she manipulating you with the dementia scenario to keep you with her or at her beckon call? Wow so many questions. I really think that somehow you need to be able to watch her and see if her actions are consistent or vary widely depending on who is around her....showtiming as "margarets" put it.
My mother tries her hardest to be normal when we go to see the doctor, but if he would spend longer than 10 minutes with her he would see that she in NOT normal but forgets she was even in the doctors office by the time we get home which takes about 10 minutes.
I hope you can work this out and not be held hostage by her if she is indeed faking it!
You are in a heck of a situation. A friend of mine about 7 years ago was in your exact shoes. Her mother was placed in an expensive Alzheimer's living facility. She swears her mother would be fine when she walked into her room and they sat and conversed but when the doctor hit the door this woman became mentally incompetent. She swore it was all a put on, but I could not understand why this woman would want to be hospitalized in an Alzheimer's facility if she was not ill.
My own mother has dementia, but as you said, given a 50/50 chance of getting something right, she does do things right on occasion. I think any person would at least get something right part of the time.
Therefore if your parent is not severely ill with Alzheimer's I too would be suspicious of them getting every single thing they do wrong. Honestly what are the chances. Have they ever done something wrong then said, "Oh it must be the Alzheimers?" If they have chances are they are playing you in my opinion.
In all honesty all of us who have parents with Alzheimer's or Dementia have at times wondered if we were being "played" by our parents. The thing is at times they seem absolutely lucid and normal and in 5 minutes may be throwing money in the trash can. There are times that will make you go crazy because you believe nothing is wrong with them. This is a problem I have with my sister, she acts like my Mom is acting the way she does on purpose and that she is actually fine. I however take care of Mom and know that she is NOT FINE. I see the ups and downs and it does make me crazy, but I am getting so much better in seeing what really is happening.
Have you ever taped your Mom when you are not around, like with a spy cam to see how she acts? You might want to do this to see for yourself what is happening when you are not around. If she is dancing the jig and planning her next move, then you know she is playing you, in which case she needs psychiatric help for sure and you need to walk away.
I know what your saying is right. I also know doing it will be difficult but I'm getting started....thanks.