Mom is in stage 5/6 Alz and recently had a mini stroke. Sort of out of the blue, mom asked me to buy her a watch the other week, so I bought her an analog watch similar to what she had several years ago. When I brought it to her, she said the hands were too small. So I returned it for a digital that was much larger. But although she didn't outright admit it, it appeared she couldn't tell the time with this watch either, even though she could see the numbers and read them to me one by one. It hit me as a surprise. Is this a normal progression for ALZ?
I think the concept of time and its passage eludes people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
My mother still asks to wear her watch. It hasn’t had a battery in over a year. She also wants her hyper-local newspaper subscription renewed, even though she can no longer read. They’re routine items and may represent attempts to reassure themselves that they’re staying in the loop.