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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 11 9:25am | Replies (59)
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@judimahoney Thank you.
We will see what the dr says tomorrow? I know he is aware of his forgetfulness but he gets angry if I disagree with him then he doesn’t remember. Tonight when he had his dessert he said he did not have a spoon when I said it was in his bowl he got mad he said it wasn’t, he just didn’t see it. Not sure how to deal with that.
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I learned in a dementia class I attended that vision can be affected. The colors of things in front of them can be challenging to see if they are not high contrast. Also peripheral vision can be affected so best to approach a person from the front.
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@jeanadair123 Hi. Your post reminded me of what my wife often did in her journey.
It helped me immensely to remember, as her neurologists told us, "Your wife's brain is broken. Do not expect her to be able to think logically". So, in cases like your spoon, I would just say 'OK' and get her a spoon. Disagreeing, pointing out that she was 'wrong', etc., made her reactions worse. Her anxiety was always worse than me having to wash an extra utensil, blouse, etc.
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