Oh. Did she hit before the Alheimer' s? I ask because my Grandpa would kick and hit when he got Alzheimer' s . Usually when he was xonfused and i wasn' t doing what he wanted. Unfortunately, we weren' t able to care for him at home any more. It broke my heart. I was sooo darn close to my Grandpa. I still visited him everyday while working and carimg for my Grandma too. Anyway, everybody' s situation is different. No one deserves abuse. I' m so sorry for the pathos of this situation.