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@reddesert Actually the only thing I would suggest is that you cannot reason with someone that is no longer remembering conversations, comments and things you have discussed with them. Sometimes they forget everything. Go with the moment. My spouse blames me for everything. I just helped him to get cleaned after trying to get for 3 days. I said to him you need to raise your arms so I can clean you. He said I was ordering him and yelling. We have a 12 ft. ceiling in our shower. Everything echoes. He has the sharpest nails. He scratches himself all the time. He is on asprin so I have his bed covered and the couch in our den. That ceiling is 12 ft. Same scenerio. We have 8ft. and 10 ft. ceilings in the rest of the house. Noise bounces off easily. He drives me nuts with the conversation that he is going to get someone in to give him a shower. No, we cannot afford it and is not necessary. I tried reasoning again. I was screamed at again. Believe me when I say that I just remove myself from him so I will not say something that I am feeling. He tells me how to cook, wash windows , make a bed..you name it. I love him but...this gets to be a bit much. We are human and we will get so frustrated. Love and prayers your way. Caregiver opinion. Doing this for many yrs.

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@sillyblone I totally agree that you cannot reason or explain away what the person with dementia thinks is happening or what was said. I have found that it is not worth it to argue about anything with my husband. It is best I think to reassure him-yes, I can see how you feel about that- and then redirect him with something else. " Hey, I bought you your favorite____. Let's go have some". This has avoided a lot of stress for me. I needed to really accept that he is no longer who he was, therefore it is unrealistic to expect rational responses from him.

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I remember someone (I think on this forum) that said we are like elevators. We have a max load and when it’s overloaded, it doesn’t work or fails.
I wouldn’t put any of us in a category of “fail” but I know I do not always respond in the most empathetic way even though I know his brain is just broken and he doesn’t mean to be difficult. But, at the end of the day, I’m not at my best . It is what it is, fortunately it doesn’t happen often.