Doll Therapy Works Wonders For Some Women With Dementia

By LYN ROCHE Tribune correspondent
The Tampa Tribune
Published: November 22, 2008
Dear Lyn: My mother is 82 and was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2002. She lives with my husband and me. She currently believes she has two little children other than her five grown children. She has these spells in which she starts worrying about them and is afraid they are outside alone and can't get into the house. Sometimes she thinks they are ages 9 and 10. Other times she thinks they are about 2 years old.
Dear Upset: Talk with your mother's doctor about the possibility of drug interactions. Ask him to review her medications. She could be experiencing hallucinations and delusions. She may be "seeing" children outside the house. She believes they are hers and they can't get inside to be with her.
However, it could be as basic as her mind taking her back........read the whole thing