Anyone have a relative that is suffering from or suffered from dimentia? My poor grandmother is losing her mind
. She hasn''t completely lost her memory. She has facts and dates but they''re all mixed up in her head.
For example, about four months ago she went to the hospital for a while for something unrelated. While there she kept asking when was my father coming home and to please make sure he knows he can''t take the subway because of the attacks. My father passed away nearly 14 years ago but he used to work in Manhattan and the attacks she was referring to were the 9/11 attacks that shut down public transporation. And then of course my uncles and aunts would remind her that my father passed and she would cry for hours before realizing that he had passed years ago (they eventually would just say he''ll be here at 5 so that she wouldn''t cry). So all of the data is there its just not in order.
My grandmother is in Florida (she lives in NY) and I''ll be visiting her this weekend. This is the first time I''ll get to see her since her condition has gotten worse and I really don''t know what to say or do. I don''t know if its best to correct her when she gets some data wrong or just play it off as if what she is saying is correct so that she doesn''t feel bad.
My grandparents have been together for 60 years and they love each other very much but the dimentia is making her a tad violent and my poor grandfather just doesn''t know what to do to make her feel better. The whole thing is really sad
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For example, about four months ago she went to the hospital for a while for something unrelated. While there she kept asking when was my father coming home and to please make sure he knows he can''t take the subway because of the attacks. My father passed away nearly 14 years ago but he used to work in Manhattan and the attacks she was referring to were the 9/11 attacks that shut down public transporation. And then of course my uncles and aunts would remind her that my father passed and she would cry for hours before realizing that he had passed years ago (they eventually would just say he''ll be here at 5 so that she wouldn''t cry). So all of the data is there its just not in order.
My grandmother is in Florida (she lives in NY) and I''ll be visiting her this weekend. This is the first time I''ll get to see her since her condition has gotten worse and I really don''t know what to say or do. I don''t know if its best to correct her when she gets some data wrong or just play it off as if what she is saying is correct so that she doesn''t feel bad.
My grandparents have been together for 60 years and they love each other very much but the dimentia is making her a tad violent and my poor grandfather just doesn''t know what to do to make her feel better. The whole thing is really sad
