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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 13 5:17pm | Replies (21)
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@gilkesl Thank you for reaching out and telling me what I should know. All these changes of things he shouldn't do, and trying to convince him why. You are correct. Confusion about directions and locations, with your reference of being able to act quickly if a child or adult got in front of him, so many things to consider and worry about. But your share, reminds me that along with paying the bills, driving, is now an issue. Thanks for the share.
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@kjc48 My 82, soon to be 83 year old mother has dementia. The other night she said, "I am just going to have to drive down to see you." I live 36 miles away. I told her she can't drive because her license is expired. She told me she needs to get that renewed. She also has heart disease, non-alcoholic cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes. Rather than argue or try to convey to her that she can't drive, I redirected the conversation to something else. Her short term memory is such that this is fairly simple. What is hard for me, is she is still so much herself. It is hard to remember that she will forget what we are talking about. I have to take this life one day at a time. I read this this morning and it resonated with me.
This day is a beautiful room that’s never been seen before. Let me
cherish the seconds, minutes, and hours I spend here. Help me to
think before I speak and pray before I act.
Hang in there and thank you for joining this great group of people. Reading about others and their experiences helps me so much and most likely everyone else.