Sometimes I think there is so much going on in my mom's head that she can't focus on what is going on around her. Often when I am talking to her, she will think she has responded but she hasn't said a word.
As long as I can remember, my mom has talked to herself. When I was little, she talked out loud a lot. In my teen years, I would tease her.
"Who are you talking to mom?" I asked.
She laughed, "Myself!"
Now, however, everything is stuck in her head. Her facial expressions change and she shakes her head. Sometimes she will move her hands or even pound her hand on the table. Most often, she seems angry when she is talking to herself. It was so funny to my when I was a kid but now I worry as I see her falling deeper and deeper into her own thoughts and, on many days, unable to express herself.
My need to understand what is happening with my mom's brain has become more urgent.
As I research, I thought I would share some helpful links for others in the same situation.
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_4719.asp
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/01/nyregion/living-with-alzheimers.html?_r=0
https://www.alz.org/braintour/alzheimers_changes.asp
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/maria-shriver/embedded-inside-mind-alzheimers-n179596
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