Hello,
As I get older, and watching the previous generations go, I have a big question about the phenomenon of dementia, in the many forms it takes. Some may have entirely functional bodies, only the brain is rotten, some are entirely incapable of anything. I notice I tend to perceive dementia a form of punishment. I do not know what they are being punished for. This theory may be wrong, as my cat reached 18 years, she started having all kinds of weird symptoms, that I only afterwards realized matched pretty well with dementia. I can't think a cat would be getting a punishment for some wrongdoing, but what do I know of cat ethics? But I would like to find a better perspective on the phenomenon, as there is a lot of different levels of forgetfulness, confusion and anxiety going around now. What is the inner significance, or is there any? Of course, dementia forces you to be passive - although some people in care homes are extremely actively trying to get out to go "home", often a childhood home that does not even exist.

There are instructions for the dying we know from many cultures, books of the dead, which require some capacity to consciously direct attention. The soul will be feeling lost, I assume, if the consciousness is gone. Would you have anything to say about this?
Kristiina, today taking the shape of Écru Funicular Flea