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Caregiving: Anyone else doing this alone?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 22 hours ago | Replies (71)Comment receiving replies
I hear that too. I just say things like your labs are good. You vitals are stable. You have a good appetite. My parents complain a lot. I actually think much of it is habit. Still, not much QOL based on their comments. They do much better when getting a lot of attention from family and friends. Once people resume their own lives with work and personal matters for the week, they resume their complaining again.
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My wife is way beyond resuming her own life, she is not able to to anything. She spends much of a day laying down on the couch after I get thru the bath and dressing. I do agree totally on your comment re attention from others. I recently had a house visit from her case manager from the local health authority and during the visit, probably 90 mins, she was the nicest person and never mentioned death or dying or wanting to get out of here. As soon as the manager left she want right back to it. Not sure how much longer I can deal with this but we do, one day at a time. Thanks for your comments.