On a lighter note - inventing words

Vitruvius

Recently 'Quilting brings calm' posted a resurrected reference to an alzinfo.org website on the "7 Stages of Alzheimer’s". The entry for Stage 6 stated that: "As this stage [6] comes to an end, the AD person ... begins to manifest overt breakdown in the ability to articulate sentences and words. Stuttering (verbigeration), neologisms, making up nonexistent words, and/or an increased paucity of speech, become manifest."

I found this very interesting as I had not read this anywhere else, I thought maybe DW was unique in inventing words.

I give some examples, not to make fun of DW, or anyone else, but because of my amazement that even in her cognitively diminished state her brain can fill a need, creating new words to fill the void of forgotten ones. Just today she had some interesting ones:

In referring to our dog she said: "He looks perspingled"

And looking at some unknown distant object she said "What is that...a candoogle?"

Strenchable was another of todays words.

Now I imagine others are hearing new words as well.

Ed1937

No new words from my wife, but when she can't find a word, it becomes "three to eleven". "Three to eleven" could be a book, a car, a store, you name it. She knows what it is, but nobody else does, and she can't understand why others don't know what that is. And she gets upset with me when I tell her I don't know what "three to eleven" is.

sandwichone123

My dh doesn't do this very often, but he does do it occasionally--come up with a new word to describe something. He also has a utility word that means a variety of things--it used to be "the main drag" for any major street or highway. I haven't heard that one in months, but not it's "soiree" for any event or gathering, or a person at such an event, even an awards ceremony from his history. I went to get gas with my son the other night, and dh was angry that we went to a soiree while he couldn't sleep.

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toolbeltexpert

You've probably heard someone say they take their sweet time. My dw said I don't have sweet time to waste.

ButterflyWings

Vitruvius,

Yes! My DH is doing this too. So interesting and no rhyme or reason. I haven’t been writing them down, though I thought about it. The other thing I note about the info you quoted, is it says this is linked with Stage 6 coming to an end. I know we are in 6d here, (holding pretty steady for it feels like forever) but this is a reminder of things to come. I am glad you highlighted the lighthearted aspect of this mess we are all in. Hoping the rest of your week goes well, and for some more gems from your DW. 

Joydean

My dh does this too. I try to figure out what he is trying to say or what it means but not always successful. Dh will then just say “nothing “. It reminds me of little kids that seem to have their own language, and parents are not included in the conversation.  Thank you for pointing out the humor. We can all use that.

Buggsroo

My husband uses words quite creatively. Tonight I took him to a hospital to get a CT scan so that meant his bedtime was later than usual. He asked me if I had him in my pocket, of course I was flummoxed but then I realized that he wanted to know if I had keys to get back in the house, he had asked me about that earlier. Usually, I have no clue when he asks me these sort of questions. He becomes sad and just tells me to forget it.

May flowers

My FIL keeps telling us not to “throw him”. He tells my DH every day not to throw him in the toilet and tells us both not to throw him in the bed. Not sure what he means, we just reassure we aren’t going to throw him anywhere (or let him fall)

ButterflyWings

Was awakened abruptly a second ago by the bed shaking violently -- headboard bumping the wall like it was an earthquake or something. I turned over to see DH’s legs shaking like he was having a seizure or spasms. OMG, I thought!

Hoping he was maybe just having a bad dream, I asked if he was ok.  He said “Um hmm, I’m just prazzatizing”. And he stopped the shaking. “Prazzatizing?”, I repeated? He says, “Yeah...I do that sometimes”. 

(What?)

Good morning. 

David J

My wife is mostly silent / nonverbal, but a few years ago she described the antagonist in her delusions as “a felony, that’s what she is”.