Comment on If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?

• Albbi@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In the book series The Stormlight Archive, there is a character whose intelligence changes every day. He takes a test every morning to determine his capabilities for that day. As the ruler of a kingdom, he’s not allowed to do certain things if he’s too stupid, or sometimes even too smart that day.

  I think a little test like that would be nice. If you have dementia but can pass a test every once in a while, ok maybe life is still worth living. I figure some days will be better than others. But if you can’t figure out some basic things for like a month straight, maybe it’s time to check out.

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  • Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Trouble with those tests is, that they become unreliable or even meaningless, when you have done then once, let alone daily.

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    • kambusha@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Might not be meaningless for someone with dementia. Say it’s a test that asks you simple Qs: what day is it? How many kids do you have? What year is it? Etc.

      If you start failing simple Qs, then you’re memory is fading. Although at that point, maybe you don’t even know why you’re taking the test…

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