My Grandma (80yrs) is in a nursing home.
I went to visit her recently.
She recognized me immeadiately and introduced me to her nurses ( been 1 yr since she's seen me ( I live a long ways off)).
During the visit she kept saying the same thing over and over, like as if she had been forgetting that she allready told me that.
She repeated the same 6 minute dialog about 20 times.
I'm afraid she may be loosing her mind.
I went to her house and it smells moldy, in fact, You can see moldy looking stuff growing out between the wall and ceiling in her bedroom and kitchen.
Is it possible that mold could cause this type of symptom/behavior, and Is there any effective treatment that might help get her back to normal? (grandma is strong for an 80 year old lady).
P.S. I also have a worthless uncle (alcoholic) who has been living in that same house with her since he was born, and he thinks that he changed his older siblings diapers.
Could mold be causing his mental problem?
2006-10-02 16:56:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I looked at that website.
OMG brain damage?
2006-10-02 17:33:55 · update #1
Yes, it is possible that molds can be the cause of symptoms you describe. This website will answer to your questions:
http://www.mold-help.org/
2006-10-02 17:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by Marina N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a sample to a lab and have it checked. There are millions of different molds
2006-10-03 00:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by riverratbliffen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mold affects lungs.
At your grandmoms age, I think its due to old age.
2006-10-02 23:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
grandma is probably suffering from dementia, talk to her doctor on how are they approaching it, good luck
2006-10-03 00:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋