The progression of the disease was just that, a progression. About a year ago, she began acting strangely as if there were people following her down the street or shaking here and there as if she was afraid of something, and even muttering things to herself. All of these things were pretty mild at the time and the family thought that she was maybe was experimenting in illegal drugs at the time.
As the disease progressed, she began calling my friend in the middle of the night and talking about strangers trying to get into her apartment, she argued with my friend that she was involved with her boyfriend, she threatened her with violence and even threatened my friend's children. Her Aunt lived alone in a one bedroom apartment, had no children or boyfriend so her accusations were a bit far fetched.
For a few months, she stopped receiving her Aunt's telephone calls and even changed her telephone number to stop the threatening abuse. After the short separation, she stopped at her house to visit. When she walked into the house, there were ripped magazines (newspapers) all over the floor, there were stacks of toilet paper up and down the walls of her apartment and it was clear that her Aunt was no longer working at this time. She told me that her Aunt was talking gibberish and made no sense in the real world. At this time, my friend called her Mother to take her Aunt to the hospital. This is when she was finally diagnosed.
It has been a long ordeal for the family. She was placed on medication to try and stop the delusions but she apparently forgets to take them on days and she is seen wandering the streets at night. They are out of sorts about how to deal with her for the rest of her life.
Institutionalize? They fear for the life of their children to take her into another family members house. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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The progression of the disease was just that, a progression. About a year ago, she began acting strangely as if there were people following her down the street or shaking here and there as if she was afraid of something, and even muttering things to herself. All of these things were pretty mild at the time and the family thought that she was maybe was experimenting in illegal drugs at the time.
As the disease progressed, she began calling my friend in the middle of the night and talking about strangers trying to get into her apartment, she argued with my friend that she was involved with her boyfriend, she threatened her with violence and even threatened my friend's children. Her Aunt lived alone in a one bedroom apartment, had no children or boyfriend so her accusations were a bit far fetched.
For a few months, she stopped receiving her Aunt's telephone calls and even changed her telephone number to stop the threatening abuse. After the short separation, she stopped at her house to visit. When she walked into the house, there were ripped magazines (newspapers) all over the floor, there were stacks of toilet paper up and down the walls of her apartment and it was clear that her Aunt was no longer working at this time. She told me that her Aunt was talking gibberish and made no sense in the real world. At this time, my friend called her Mother to take her Aunt to the hospital. This is when she was finally diagnosed.
It has been a long ordeal for the family. She was placed on medication to try and stop the delusions but she apparently forgets to take them on days and she is seen wandering the streets at night. They are out of sorts about how to deal with her for the rest of her life.
Institutionalize? They fear for the life of their children to take her into another family members house. Does anyone have any suggestions?
January 4, 2009 - 3:21pmThis Comment
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