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re: Help dealing with someone with Dementia
Posted on 9/13/21 at 6:14 pm to Not Cooper
Posted on 9/13/21 at 6:14 pm to Not Cooper
My dad was diagnosed in 2018. It is horrible. I get up to 10 calls a day from my dad sometimes. He is usually off his rocker and has delusions. He has lapses and forgets who people are an relationships. It is weird.
He acts genuinely surprised when I tell him I met his parents and siblings. He treats most interactions like I am a casual acquaintance. He has referred to me as his brother, cousin and uncle.
The only thing that is good is that it doesn't last forever. I try to tell my kids every day that passes is likely his best day left and treat him accordingly.
He is also very hearing impaired and will not wear the aids. That makes it even harder.
Very shitty disease!
He acts genuinely surprised when I tell him I met his parents and siblings. He treats most interactions like I am a casual acquaintance. He has referred to me as his brother, cousin and uncle.
The only thing that is good is that it doesn't last forever. I try to tell my kids every day that passes is likely his best day left and treat him accordingly.
He is also very hearing impaired and will not wear the aids. That makes it even harder.
Very shitty disease!
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Posted on 9/13/21 at 6:42 pm to ShermanTxTiger
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My dad was diagnosed in 2018. It is horrible. I get up to 10 calls a day from my dad sometimes. He is usually off his rocker and has delusions. He has lapses and forgets who people are an relationships. It is weird.
He acts genuinely surprised when I tell him I met his parents and siblings. He treats most interactions like I am a casual acquaintance. He has referred to me as his brother, cousin and uncle.
The only thing that is good is that it doesn't last forever. I try to tell my kids every day that passes is likely his best day left and treat him accordingly.
He is also very hearing impaired and will not wear the aids. That makes it even harder.
Very shitty disease!
Sounds like my mom. Though she lived alone, I was there for part of the week for 8 years. She would ask me if I ever met her mother (I was 26 when my grandmother died). She would complain about that big boat running at all hours of the night (There was a creek behind the house, but it's about an inch deep).
But the toughest part was that it looked like some crazy person had take over my mom's body. You can't really understand it until you've had to deal with it.
Hang in there. She's gone now, and I miss her.
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