Molly's Movement Episode 18
Molly is a 66 year old woman suffering from lewy body dementia, which is associated with a build up of protein resulting in abnormally shaped brain cells (as we learned in class). I did not previously know what this was, and after our neuro aspects class on Monday I became curious in seeing what it was like living with this disease. In this episode, Molly is trying to brush her teeth, only she is brushing a toothbrush with another toothbrush. This video also followed the rest of her day with her son, showing them in the car and her opening mail she had received. I thought this was a really great depiction of what it is like to live with dementia and to suddenly lose the ability to do things that were once easy, such as brushing your teeth. At one point, Molly said that she sometimes gets to where she, "doesn't know what to do," as her son and his wife were trying to explain something to her. Her son reassured her, telling her it was okay she didn't always know what to do. Later in the video when her son was leaving her at the nursing facility she lives in, she began crying. She told her son it made her happy that he came to see her and her son told her that she was going to be going out everyday that week to encourage her.
My biggest take away from this video was the kindness the son showed his mom. He was very attentive and constantly tried to build his mom up in any way that he could. To me, it makes such a difference for those with dementia or other degenerative diseases to have a strong support system around them. Having her son be patient with her and take the time to make sure she has everything she needs and that she understands to the best of her abilities helped her vastly. They spent a large chunk of the video in her bathroom in the nursing facility explaining what everything was. She was confused about the shower and he told her she would never have to use it by herself, which calmed her down. Watching how in distress she was and how her son stayed in order to put her at ease was amazing. This video opened my eyes to how hard it can be to have such a dramatic change in one's life. It encourages me on my road to becoming an OT and makes me inspired to find new ways to help those with dementia and other conditions.
If you are interested in watching this video, here is the link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1901&v=uaenOhkHlrg
Molly is a 66 year old woman suffering from lewy body dementia, which is associated with a build up of protein resulting in abnormally shaped brain cells (as we learned in class). I did not previously know what this was, and after our neuro aspects class on Monday I became curious in seeing what it was like living with this disease. In this episode, Molly is trying to brush her teeth, only she is brushing a toothbrush with another toothbrush. This video also followed the rest of her day with her son, showing them in the car and her opening mail she had received. I thought this was a really great depiction of what it is like to live with dementia and to suddenly lose the ability to do things that were once easy, such as brushing your teeth. At one point, Molly said that she sometimes gets to where she, "doesn't know what to do," as her son and his wife were trying to explain something to her. Her son reassured her, telling her it was okay she didn't always know what to do. Later in the video when her son was leaving her at the nursing facility she lives in, she began crying. She told her son it made her happy that he came to see her and her son told her that she was going to be going out everyday that week to encourage her.
My biggest take away from this video was the kindness the son showed his mom. He was very attentive and constantly tried to build his mom up in any way that he could. To me, it makes such a difference for those with dementia or other degenerative diseases to have a strong support system around them. Having her son be patient with her and take the time to make sure she has everything she needs and that she understands to the best of her abilities helped her vastly. They spent a large chunk of the video in her bathroom in the nursing facility explaining what everything was. She was confused about the shower and he told her she would never have to use it by herself, which calmed her down. Watching how in distress she was and how her son stayed in order to put her at ease was amazing. This video opened my eyes to how hard it can be to have such a dramatic change in one's life. It encourages me on my road to becoming an OT and makes me inspired to find new ways to help those with dementia and other conditions.
If you are interested in watching this video, here is the link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1901&v=uaenOhkHlrg
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