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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am still trying to process it all. It happened so quickly.  He went from meeting us for holiday shopping to an alternative reality in a month.  The delusions and paranoia my dad experienced were so intense and pervasive.  The repeated calls trying to solve problems that didn't exist.  I hate that his last few months were spent chasing a reason for his sudden onset of dementia, that we didn't get to come to terms with it.  It was so hard trying to love my father through the frustration of the anxiety and paranoia.  But maybe it was a blessing that when it came time to say goodbye we knew that his old life didn't exist any more.  [/quote]

Have they ruled out infection like tick etc, stds, inflammation of the brain? That sudden onset is often infectious or viral. I’d find an infectious disease neurologist or dr pronto. [/quote]

I am going to ask some questions that are not meant to offend. How often did you see him prior to his decline? In my family everyone would tell you dad's decline was sudden. I saw it over 10 years. I saw him often. Now mom lived with him and went into total denial and every time I pointed out concerns she gaslit me. My siblings insisted he was fine whenever they visited and just showed a little normal aging. I don't mean to imply you are in denial. There can be sudden drastic changes with some neurological issues, but just wondering if it's that or if you experienced cognitive dissonance every time you saw something off and convinced yourself he was fine and then suddenly it was so obvious you could not do that anymore.[/quote]

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