Redirecting a Dementia Sufferer | Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia | BBC Studios
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2016
- Louis Theroux learns about "Redirecting", a method used by the retirement unit to re engage with residents who become unsettled. In the case of Gary Gilliam, the subject of Dentistry works as a great distraction.
Taken From Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia
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Even though he is absolutely clueless he still seemed like a proper dentist when he inspected Louie's teeth. That professional tone is carved iin deep into his psyche.
i guess even with dementia somethings just stick with us
@@billinbrigz2796 True, I have worked with elderly who suffer dementia and whether they worked on the rail roads, in the post office etcetera they would remember there professions and certain periods in there lives very well, one lady was a debutant and another the daughter of a grounds keeper to a grand duke. I could talk and talk on this it is so sad of course specially when they get confused and want to leave but cant, I find it amazing to listen to the stories they have to tell.
short term memory is affected most isn't?
there are often cases of this. sometimes they totally forget they ever did certain things and then when they were tested on those things or jobs they did they do it perfectly. what's funny is they'll say "gee this must be some beginners luck or i'm just that good." a sad thing nonetheless though. :(
This is how my dad is too. He's also a dentist. He talks and is not understandable, cant carry on a conversation or follow one. But ask him to look at your teeth, and the original man suddenly appears and converses intelligently about it.
his passion for dentrist shines through his illness i bet he was a really good dentist once upon a time
Or a really good actor that played a dentist... HMMMMMM
yes, I think so.
Long term repetitive memory vs short term memory
@@andyt2k Yeah, the way he examined the mouth is exactly textbook for a dentist- he even notes the overbight but says it's not an issue, like a still practicing dentist would. It's both a shame and a gift these people can't remember were the door is but could recite all the intricacies of their field they learned in school when they were twenty. Reminded me of seeing those dementia afflicted musicians that can still play their instrument but probably could barely hold a spoon. Long term muscle memory vs. short term motor control.
I found the moment when he looked into Louis's mouth at his teeth quite something. You got a glimpse into the dentist he once was. Incredibly moving.
Nothing moving about dementia anyone who has dementia should be put to sleep id rather be dead then have dementia awful disease
"You okay?" "What are you worried about ? There's nothing to worry about"
I love how Louis gets so personally involved, he has such a innocent, endearing, calm and polite demeanor, everybody from hardened criminals to the elderly show him respect. He's my favorite documentary filmmaker.
Agreed. He talks to a demented dentist the same way he talks to a Philadelphia street boss.
"God you're beautiful. Are you sleeping with me tonight?"
Haha, man's still got his touch. xDD
He just wanted some tooth
typical randy dentist.
Old boy still got that confidence
A lot of older men get super sexual towards women
It's so scary just looking at that poor guy, and you can see him trying to think. Scares the hell outta me.
K abed same. i work with elderly people with dementia, everyday I get more and more scared of getting it.
At least he believes he is still working as a dentist. It is so sad to see a brilliant mind decaying.
@TheInkinJapan just thinking he is 8yrs older than my mother. She looks 50 to me and I can't imagine how she would cope waking up like this in 8years. *Touchwood*
@TheInkinJapan My mother is 86, worked for her whole life, raised 2 children on her own, has her hearing, her eyesight, doesn't need a walker, but she now has dementia which is worse than any physical ailment in my opinion. It's the cruelest disease and the worst way to be remembered.
Well, get used to it, welcome to the real world. EVERY news reporter is like that.
He'd make a great dentist with his calm and humorous attitude. Calm voice and straight blunt lol
He probably DID make a great dentist.
"Damn you're beautiful, are you sleeping with me tonight?" - Absolute baller.
It looks cute but this is the worst thing for men with dementia inside wards like this. In 80% of dementia patients libido lowers a lot or dies out completly, 10% are the same and in 10% it elevates. Usualy starts with masturbation in privacy, then public with shame, then without shame.. And then the worst part, sexual advances, usualy to the weakest patients in a ward and to the staff which is mostly female. It escalates very fast and usualy ends in actual assaults and psihiatric "jail", close wards with heavy medication
@Dale Longwood my bad, psychiatry
@@jackakascko How interesting. I never knew that there was a connection between dementia and libido. But then again there is probably something more than increased libido as there are a lot of ultra horny guys running around but they're not masturbating in public.
Breaks your heart doesn't it... such a polite man and handsome still. " Once a dentist, always a dentist..." This is the cruellest of diseases. Thank heavens for the dedicated researchers and the people who care enough to develop strategies to 're-direct' and bring some sort of solace into a world which seems so disjointed...
This could be any one of us...or our beloveds.
You realise that "re-directing" is essentially just distracting the patient long enough so that they forget that they want to leave the facility. It's basically entrapment. Obviously I'm not saying it's a bad thing, these people are potentially a danger to themselves unless institutionallised.
@@BaldMancTwat You realize you’re a fucking loser and should go get a job or something?
That’s why I try and exercise and stay socially active
Poor Gary passed in 2016 and his wife was there with him.
He looks good for 69 years old, so sad his mind is failing him.
I don't even believe he was 69 in this video. He has no wrinkles.
I feel very sorry for the poor guy. The pain of being consciously aware of your surroundings, but at the same time, being permanently confused and not sure where you are or who you are. He looks like a man on a journey, with nowhere to go. It's mighty frustrating and sad. You work hard all your life, pay into the system, raise a family and contribute to society, and then eventually end up in one of those places.
My father had dementia - at times it broke my heart - other times it was hilarious- he still had his humour, compassion and kindness. He was a teacher and shut the windows at the home late afternoon as if he was in a classroom.
Karen Campbell sorry for your loss. My dad is at the early stages of the end of dementia, its heart breaking seeing him not smile like he used to. But like you said we get the occasional bit of craic out of him. I hope you're well and have a good life. All the best.
@@TheDGAF06 it is a hard time and there will be times you feel like your heart is breaking. Cherish the good moments as there will still be many, make him laugh, give him comfort and listen to him even if he stops making sense. Kia Kaha (NZ for stay strong)
Both my parents mom 67 dad 80 have had strokes this month and both are showing starting signs. Im 25 im there only care provider and i have 2 kids i feel so destroyed.
Louis is so patient and understanding. I wish more people were like that.
Lloydy why would it be hard to admit that because you are a man?
I got MAD asmr from the dental checking.
This guy seems so nice. It's a shame he's being ravaged by this disease :(
adrames
He’d otherwise be retired and doing whatever he wanted.
Volunteering, golfing, advising, fishing, helping and enjoying his kids and grand kids.
But instead...he was unfortunate
Very very sad
You know, in the not too distant future, there will be a cure for this. There have been some interesting studies using the mushroom lion's mane and detoxing heavy metals from the brain.
Sadly Gary is no longer with us
@@Troll_the_Trolls when did he pass?
@@Person-gk5ee 2015, I believe about 1 year and a half after the program was aired
Update June 2022: We admitted my dad to a secure nursing home facility in march 2019. Dad wanted to "get out" all the time, as this gentleman. Staff redirected him all the time with asking to have their teeth looked at as well! Dad passed away 6 month asfter admittance. Rewatching this video now that our family has been throught this journey, seeing the gentleman examine the hosts teeth wht way he did- it was JUST like watching my father. Dementia is such a hard journey for the families.
I cant believe i came across this video! We are admitting my dad to memory care next week. He is a also a dentist, and goes in and out of lucidity like this gentleman. God bless them both.
The 'host' is British filmmaker Louis Theroux. Lovely man, and very good at his job.
are you sleepin with me tonight... no. damn
once a man always a man no pc bullshit when your inhibitions are shot.
It seemed like harmless banter. He may not have a full deck of cards, but he still has a sense of humour.
@@Aerojet01 I agree, ppl are too sensitive now days
I've worked around dementia patients for about 4 years. It's one of the saddest things I've ever seen . My heart goes out to the families and the health care workers.
my son a savage
"you're a brit aren't ya?"
They're not very clean, though
Well I know... you're a Brit, aren't ya?
lol
lol gold
At least he still had his sense of humour.
It's just a fact.
Funny how dementia can rob you of so much but still leave some of your wit! Thank God for small favors...
omg that reminds me of something my grandmother did with alzheimers i wont repeat but im hurting from laughing.
There r all kinds of dementia! The type he has, can last for years. My younger sister had Lewy Body Dementia for 7 years. She had round the clock caregivers, at her house in Ridgefield, CT, for 4 years, and her last 3, were at The Residence, an assisted care facility, in Darien, CT. At the end of her life, she couldn't walk or talk. She died peacefully, in her sleep, on Jan 28, 2021. I salute the whole medical staff, including caregivers and hospice for taking such great care of my sister. Blessings and prayers to your family.
Gary seems like he was a wonderful person before Dementia, I imagine he still is.
I love and adore this man with all my heart. Amazing how he still seems to know how to do a dental exam and all the treatment options. It's so heart breaking to see people like this
Sad. You can tell he's not well but still knows his dentistry
this got me intrigued to watch the full doco
Very interesting and profoundly sad at the same time. The man seems perfectly lucid on the surface but there is deep disturbance just underneath. Gotta admit it had me in tears. I worked with this type of patient and worse having spent 27 years working at private and public mental health centers but it is still hard to watch. I had so much compassion for those with major disorders.
I still think about this lovely man. I too was moved to tears by his predicament. I worked in the community for 20 years and helped care for many who had Alzheimers. It was desperately sad to see their decline, challenging at times. I often cried in private. Many still affect me even now, many years after they passed. One lady, very active in her local community. Sweet. Kind. Brilliant. In her kitchen one day, all the baking stuff on the table, oven on full blast. Apron on... She looked at me and simply stated: "I want to make a cake but I don't know how..." She, who had, in her lifetime, made many many hundreds of cakes. It was profoundly upsetting to hear her admit she could do so no longer. I couldn't even stay to help her and make sure she got it safely out of the oven due to time restrictions. A social care disgrace. She eventually went into care full time where I hope she was helped to bake her cakes.
Still has a great sense of humor, that's great.
Its like a prison but with air con & cushions.
deep.
That's what getting old is like. Eventually even if you are free to move wherever you'd like, your body becomes your prison.
@@aron1936 """eventually"""
@@dopaminecloud """""Domapine Cloud""""""
@@aron1936 haha
Even dementia can't erase the gentleman in this guy.
So sad but that once a dentist always a dentist line cracked me up
You know, I bet honestly his dental advice is probably still pretty sound.
Casually asks “are you sleeping with me tonight”
Will forever be respected lol
My grandmother has Alzheimer's Disease and there are moments where she'll remember only specific parts of her past,but can't remember anything from the present at all.Alzhemiers and Dementia is one of the most destructive,deadly,and costly diseases out there.Its one of my worst fears and it's so hard to watch someone go through it.
That is what is crazy. My grandfather got diagnosed with dementia. After he fell and went into the hospital. While there he completely lost it. He was bringing up situations and people from the past and he knew all the details of it.
"Once a dentist always I dentist I guess, like being born an indian" lmao bless his soul
His dental exam was perfection and professional.
Love this guy lol
He's adorable
I worked dementia unit for 7 years. It is sad, but they still form bonds even if they don't know who you are. They still can keep a sense of themselves most of the time. Depending on type/reason for dementia.
It is sad but you have do the best for them. You treat like a person, not a child. They are not to be scared of. Don't know how many student nurses were afraid of the dementia residents. Than didn't want to leave after. It's hard work and heart breaking.
One of my grandfathers had dementia for the last 1-2 years of his life, and despite having been moved to a nursing home and forgotten a lot of things he was still able to immediately recognise me, and even say my full name.
Maybe people with dementia can more easily remember things that are very close to them in some personal way.
@@Peter_1986 No most of the time they sort of remember family they just don't know who they are. Like thinking their husbands are their father, brother, son, uncle. Eventually as time goes on they forget even how to speak. Each dementia patient is different, as each gets affected by if differently, then to add the different types of dementia they can have, progression (some months others years even decades) and stage of dementia. The last stage is they are bed bound not knowing how to speak, walk etc. They regress back to being infants, with a rare word or sentence being said. Yous must of been close, or somehow you triggered his memory. But they can be extremely close to a loved one, pet or object and eventually not remeber or remember them periodically.
Dementia really is like slowly turning into a zombie. You're just reduced to mindlessly repeating patterns that were ingrained in you earlier in life. Confused, lost, scared. Trapped in your own mind. An absolute nightmare.
"Talk about wrecking a guys night"
Aww precious
Wise words: Once a dentist, always a dentist.
Once a dentist always a dentist, it's like being born....... An Indian or something.
I don't know why but that was the funniest thing I've heard in a while.
Once a dentist always a dentist. It’s like being an Indian lolololol
This is a very good way to calm him down.
It is pointless to argue with dementia patients, because they will only get frustrated by that, so it is actually much better to avoid "correcting" them and arguing with them, and instead find various ways to make them feel content.
"they're not very clean"
"...you're a brit, aren't you?"
God I am crying I hope I never suffer from dementia it is brutal especially if you have no one to make sure you are in the right place my mom is suffering from dementia and it is not good she has hallucinations horrible stuff mom I love you so much and miss you my best friend sister confidant and every thing to me always and forever 😤
RIP Gary
Gary has great skin!
RIP Dr Gillian sir
He's only in his sixties!! I mean that's when you're newly retired and want to go on those bus trips around the world. I wish he did all that while he was dementia free still.
its like being born an indian
Classic white man line haaa
Once a Indian always an Indian
Seems like a good man...its a shame
I think if I ever had the slightest inkling I was starting to get this disease, and I was told while I was still aware, I would panic, and cry and cry and cry.
I'd kill myself straightaway
It's heartbreaking to see them suffering while the family treat them like a burden . There whole world is upside down and the one with Alzheimer's feels it . They aren't oblivious to it. Heart breaking
I learnt that Denmark has a unique way of helping those with dementia.
Here in this video the place is boring
Nothing to do there.
Some people in early stages, go to Denmark, and are shown how much each person, is valued. Lots of visual and practical set ups of places to go, bike rides, ( they sit in the back with cosy blanket and drinks)
All on GPS.
Creative thinking
Rather than locking them all in so obviously.
I’m terrified of dementia. I really hope some kind of brain implant prevents it by the time I’m elderly.
His form scares me less than some other fates of getting old, though. He seems fairly happy, and that’s the main thing.
As a Brit who spent 6 years with braces and 2 adjustment surgeries following 2 molar extractions I take exception to that! 😂
Seriously though, what a guy. Incredible. The moment Louis asks him to look at his teeth and engages him on that level he changes in an instant.
There's a really interesting TED talk with Dr Neal Bernard linking meat consumption with Dementia. Please check it out!
"I ain't ever leaving" 😢
I worked with dementia patients a lot, there is not a lot of men in this kind of homes because they are considered more dangerous, stronger and in general a harder patient to deal with then women. So men who cant be taken care of at home are usualy sent to psychiatric wards where they are heavily druged and their health deterietes. Watch your self people, respect your body and most importantly respect the people around you, your loved ones are the one you will be depended of
I love him
This is what some of us will have to go through both my grandparents had dementia and seeing them suffer made me very upset.
Im not looking forward to old age if I get there.
Louis sounded like a damn company-man when he asked the Dentist where he's going and why he's worried lol.
heartbreaking
Why? The ego and memories are just projections from our true self, they're not who we really are. If you notice, they all retained some essence of who they were. You are not your thoughts or what's in your brain, you are an eternal being. When they die, they go back to the source.
+The Forms what are you talking about
Hes talking absolute nonsense, new age mumbo jumbo with no scientific or empirical evidence to the contrary. By all means believe what you want, but keep it too yourself, do not talk with authority on something that can NEVER be known to be true.
Sure, Gary, because your materialist view of reality is based on a metaphysical mumbo-jumbo theory of some alternate dimension of pure matter. All you've ever known is consciousness, and all we ever know or experience is consciousness. It is the ontological primitive, not matter. You moron.
+The Forms you seem like you'd fit right there with the dentist mate
Guaranteed he was a damn good dentist. He doesn’t seem that old either. How stressful for him.
69.......isn't very old now a days no.
This is a big fear of mine. I would rather off myself before severe dementia. I think it comes from a feeling of your wits being absolutely necessary to deal with your environment. I come across a lot of things in life where I realize if I was just a little bit slower I would have been devoured.
To be fair, I don't see why he isn't given more privileges as a dentist. He seems to be very knowledgeable and still extremely professional about dentistry, despite his dementia. Instead of just a few of the staff members giving him an excuse to see their teeth maybe he could look at the teeth of other patients, perhaps even strangers. I think this could be very beneficial for some people, and very healthy for Gary, as he feels that he is contributing to society and using his profession which he loves.
Poor guy. I'm glad he has the dentistry which helps to divert him.
This host treats them like their an alien from another planet
This scares the crap out of me. The poor dentist guy!
once a dentist. ALWAYS A DENTIST!
my grandpa died from dementia and he was alot like this truly sad
Louis would make a great Occupational Therapist
Its so sad seeing someone not knowing whats going on but still able to communicate
they kind look alike
both are jewish
@@asylkz suprisingly, Louis theroux isn't Jewish, he just looks it because he's part italian and Italians and Jews look similar
@@sellotapeandbublegum325 Well, racially speaking he is definitely part semitic. Italians are a rather diverse group when it comes to ehtnical background and there's lots of semite admixture in the south and south east. That said, i don't think the dentist is semitic looking at all. Could pass as a dane or something actually.
Id like him to look at my teeth too
I like Gary
Dementia at 63? Jesus that’s young, I hope people keep their minds active to avoid this.
My mother is 61 and she has dementia. It's awful.
You can't really prevent dementia, that's the thing.
There was a lady in this documentry at 49 😣 with a 9 year old girl
He was a dentist! That's VERY active, you can't change dna and genes.
There are various studies that indicate that certain activities and life style choices can possibly delay the onset of dementia, just like there are ways you can possibly decrease the chance of developing cancer. However, there are no known sure ways to completely prevent it, and at the end of the day, all you can do is hope.
wow my grandpa had dementia and he was alot like this
Once a dentist always a dentist.
Jesus this is terrifying. I've taken mdma before to the point where I had no short term memory and I essentially just turned into a confused idiot who can't process anything, and even while i did this in the comfort of my house and was also experiencing the euphoria of the drug its so frustrating even then, I cant imagine what its like to be trapped in that state forever and never truly know whats going on around you.
Once a dentist allways a dentist
For dementia he has a good deduction, once a dentist always a dentist 😁
Amazing how the human mind works...
I have a mother in law that has dementia so it ruff..btw he sounds like dr phil.... but its hard dealing with people with dementia..not an easy road
That’s really sad 😞
2:26 Old smoothie. :)
My brother in law sisters husband brother has dementia. He worked as a DIY handyman. Sometimes it is funny because he would go around the house carrying tools and doing work. He is 55 now.
“your a brit aren’t ya” - he probably said that to joke so many times in his life
This makes me so sad
Your job is what you are. I mean it becomes what you are.
you sleeping with me tonight .no.damn
Crazy with Gary if you met him in life you’d just think he was a bit out there but nothing majorly wrong with him
We went to a nursing home when we were kids and this old guy was made so he couldn't get out of his chair. He kept pulling my brother aside telling him, "boy! go and get my chainsaw! I need to get out of this chair." and my brother would explain to him that he wasn't allowed to do that and where he was. Then he'd think for a minute and tell him, "You need to go and get my ax then. None of these people in here will listen to me. Go and get my chainsaw."
It was really sad that they didn't understand. It's sad how they're left in there too. These were very self sufficient people in their day.
roach
They don't "know" where they are because their short-term memory has stopped working.
You tell demented person that she/he's in care home for ppl with memory loss diseases and in 5mins he/she has forgot it all.
They remember their early years/young adulthood way better than example last decade, that's why they keep talking about themselves and the surrounding world like it was 1948 not 2018.
If he's examining her teeth he's doing a damn good job lol
This goes to show at @1:41 sufferers are not silly, they just can't make sense of it at times.
This is so sad man... All of us, an entire life working for years and years, and after all that... This is the end, locked in a building with other 45 o 50 ppl like you. Ay........
Pretty much. Work your whole life, retire, try to enjoy it, then your brain goes, and all the money you've earned has to go to the facility that takes care of you. Once that runs out, the state pays for you.
Very sad.
@@GoblinGirl Agree..
he at least knows his room number