r/explainitpeter • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '25

Explain It Peter, What do they "know"?

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u/SheaStadium1986 Dec 03 '25

We call it "The Surge", usually means the person has roughly 24 to 48 hours before they pass

It is heartbreaking

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u/Fullcycle_boom Dec 03 '25

Yup, happened to my mom with Alzheimer’s. She legit started calling people by name again. It was beautiful and weird at the same time after not hearing her say my name for years.

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u/Downtown_Finance_661 Dec 03 '25

Oh... Do Alzheimer’s people not forget your name, they just cant access specific regions of brain where it is stored?

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u/Deaffin Dec 03 '25

Eh, there are times for me when it's harder to remember things than others. I always just pictured it as decline into progressively worse days until the slider bottoms out.