Disease progression and anxiety

It will be interesting to see how things progress and unfold over the next year with regards to my mom's mood and comprehension.

Although there are still daily outbursts of anger, I am convinced that she is getting used to me and AC being here and it bothers her less than it did the first few weeks. However, her confusion about almost everything is as bad as ever. From big issues to small, there are very few things she really comprehends clearly anymore.

That makes me wonder if she will continue to be capable of getting used to new things. I wonder how/if repeated exposure or repeated explanation of things will alleviate her anxiety about them.

I have been told by various professionals that the current stage is the hardest emotionally, because she still understands enough to have some opinions but knows that her thoughts are mixed up, which causes the frustration and anxiety and some of the resulting anger, bad moods, mistrust and overall difficult behaviour.

But as the disease progresses, her comprehension will decrease to the point that she will become more indifferent to things. Although that will mean she will be more afflicted, it will also mean there will be less anxiety for her.

On a day to day basis, I think the anxiety is the thing that causes her to suffer the most. Pretty much everything else can be taken care of by support from her family and the health system. I really hate to see her getting more ill, but sadly and ironically disease progression could mean more relief for her.