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Attention over time

7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-08-11

Final complete day: 2026-08-11. Attention was 1.0% — this entity appeared in 7 of 738 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (9 mentions).

Each point is a seven-day rolling window of complete UTC days; a point is comparable only when at least 100 analyzed posts or comments fall inside it. A day with no analyzed records counts as zero; missing coverage is marked and never shown as zero. The series ends at the latest complete analyzed day — it never extends into the current incomplete day. How attention is measured.

Recent mentions

1. 2026-08-08 23:45 UTCComment

   Im so sorry your going through all of this. Im the same age and going through it as well, I do have a little help from my mom though. You absolutely 100% need help. My dad is not to the point that your grandma is at, but im shocked that its gotten that far. Do you give her any meds? She desperately needs the meds, its not right to have her in that condition. My dad was also cursing and screaming alot and extremely paranoid and ive been giving him seroquel as a sedative and im going to ask the doc to give him some zoloft soon as well. Your family needs to help you, im surpised you even lasted this long. My dad started going crazy for just 3 weeks and I needed a week off. At this point you might have to take her to the ER to get the right meds that she needs. You can make appointments and go the outpatient route, but that will take longer and you have had enough. Please get some help from your family, they are useless because they havent been forced to help. Demand help and take her to the ER, your grandpa is not the one taking care of her, you are. You are being abused right now, its bad for your health, ive already lost weight and developed major anxiety. You are probably doing worse than me. Best of luck, message me anytime if you need some advice. 🙏🙏🙏

2. 2026-08-06 22:48 UTCComment

   Can you just give here access to an account with a small amount of money to spend per week, like $200? Then when it runs out it's just "sorry, you have spent all your money this week", or "sorry, there is no money left until next week". Make sure she does not have access to her other accounts. Do you have POA or guardianship? You could also keep some receipts and secretly return all the crap she buys once she has forgotten about it, and play dumb if she asks where it is. Things can be "lost".

3. 2026-08-06 12:52 UTCComment

   Things will get worse over time, if you want to help or be there for your parents you might have to consider moving to their city. Especially if they dont have much family nearby to them. The way parent A is acting sounds like it will be a nightmare when it gets worse. Someone needs to really talk with them, and calm them down and make them understand that they are getting signs of dementia and they need to speak with the doctor. Parent B definitely needs to step away during that time, maybe for a week. Parent A will not listen to Parent B, someone else like yourself needs to go over there and handle your parent. If he has any siblings that he listens to that would be another option. Maybe 2 family members together can go with him to the doc. Best of luck. 🙏

4. 2026-08-05 22:02 UTCComment

   From what you’ve described, it doesn’t sound terribly unusual to me, but I’d also be careful not to compare your mom to someone else’s timeline. Late-stage dementia can look very different from one person to the next. There is no exact roadmap. I’ve worked with a lot of families caring for loved ones with advanced dementia, and one thing they often tell me is exactly what you said: “It feels like things are changing faster now.” Sometimes there are long periods where not much seems to change. Then all of a sudden, several abilities seem to disappear over the course of weeks instead of months. The things you mentioned—very few words, losing the ability to initiate activities, repetitive self-soothing movements, reduced interest in food, changes in posture, and not really understanding why she’s doing certain things—are all changes I’d make sure her care team knows about. Not because they necessarily mean something new is wrong, but because they’re meaningful changes in how she’s functioning and may affect how she’s cared for going forward. This part is a must. One thing I’d encourage you to watch isn’t just *how much* she’s eating, but whether eating itself is becoming more difficult. Is she getting tired during meals? Does she seem distracted? Is she able to stay upright comfortably? Those kinds of observations are often more helpful than simply saying, “She’s eating less.” They may (or may not) be related to different things. I’d also pay attention to what she still seems to enjoy. Even late in the disease, some people respond to familiar music, a gentle hand massage, sitting outside, or simply having someone quietly nearby. As abilities decline, comfort often becomes the priority rather than activity. families sometimes spend a lot of energy wondering, “Is this normal?” when the more useful question becomes, “What does she need today that she didn’t need last month?” In reality, there is no true normal. That shift in thinking usually leads to practical changes such as different positioning, more assistance at meals, different routines, or simply slowing things down. I know it’s really hard watching these changes happen. Even when you’ve been in stage 7 for a long time, each new loss can feel like another goodbye. That’s something families share over and over again. It never really gets easier—you just keep adapting to where your loved one is today. Stay strong!

5. 2026-08-05 18:38 UTCComment

   My wife fell and broke her arm. She had surgery yesterday to repair it. I stopped taking it because I wanted to be as sharp as possible post op. I’ll restart it next week and let know after I’m a week in. That’s assuming I remember. 😂