My maternal grandfather has been dealing with dementia for some time now, so we've noticed. It started a few years ago with chemo and radiation treatment for cancer, the doctors told us he would be "out of it" and "loopy" and would be forgetful, etc., but we have realized that was the beginning of this awful disease. We were told that he is in the last stage of it. He is bed bound, and his kidneys and pancreas are shutting down. We were told of the regressions my granddad will go through and I guess I'm wanting some help to understand. My mother is an only child and me and brother are the only grandchildren. Because of that me and my maternal grandparents are very close. When my granddad sees me I am not who he sees. Instead I am and a younger version of my mother and my 8 month old son is my brother to my granddad. This breaks my heart because he does not know who I am and we were really close. My grandmother wants me to visit often, but emotionally it's hard. He looks at my mother in confusion, not knowing who she is, even though she refers to him as "dad". We were told that he can regress to where he doesn't even know my grandmother and thinks he is living with strangers. How do you cope with your loved ones not knowing who you are? Putting him in a nursing home is not an option. My grandmother wants him home. We have around the clock sitters with him. I guess I'm just really looking for some guidance. Thanks, Kristy