I learned this the hard way. Gregory and I had been visiting family in Michigan and he began a horrendous fever/ cold/cough. By the time the weekend was over and we drove home four and a half hours to Evanston, he was really ill.
At the time he was still functioning fairly well with his Dementia but due to the Delirium he was down to 10-20% of his former already lowered self. I had no idea what was going on. I was able to compensate, calm him down, and get him to bed but it was a trial by fire for me.
Some weeks later I came across an article about Delirium and BINGO, I understood what I had experienced! It occurred again when he had his bout with Kidney Stones. This time I was prepared.
To find out more, read on:
http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/7-20-15-delirium-vs-dementia/
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