This is where photos come in handy. When my Pops starts asking about certain people I get out one of many photo albums I've recently made. He loves looking at pictures (especially if he's in them). Pictures really seem to soothe his mood when he's feeling lonely. #ilovemypops #iwillrememberforyou #alzhiemerssucks

Yes its exactly right, what you say I think. If the visits are short, they get easily confused and if they are long, they get just as confused because, as you say, its out of the ordinary and routine and just when they’ve got a story together it all changes again. Its very hard!

@A myALZteam Member Some nights mom is up and down, straightening the bathroom or getting cookies in the kitchen. Some nights she stays in bed .
Sorry about your dad☹️ It is truly heartbreaking. Sending understanding and hugs.

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Hi Robyn, its a little difficult to respond fully as I don’t know the full context. Confusion generally occurs when things happen too fast for the person and they can’t put the pieces together. Its a bit like you or I being given a 500 piece jig saw puzzle and told we have 40 seconds to put it together. I expect that what happens is the great grandchildren arrive, they play, thery interact with Great grandma then in about three or four hours, they leave to go home. If that is the sort of thing that happens, the only way may be to prepare her beforehand. Show her photos the day before, Tell her who they are, who their parents are, how they fit into the family, (all slowly) and when they are visiting. Then on the day, show her the photos again and remind her who they are and who their parents are, and that they are coming today AND that they will only stay a short while and go back home after that. When they arrive, remind her they will be only here for a short while then they will go back to their home with their mother. That at least may help her to absorb the information and make sense of her world a little more. I know it sounds boringly repetitious but that may be what is needed to help her grasp what is happening.

@A myALZteam Member thank you. We have some around but haven’t used them. I will the next visit. 😀

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