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No matter how many times she’s been told by numerous doctors about her dementia she is still in denial. She says things like “I think they’ve made a mistake”

posted April 7, 2018
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My husband was diagnosed last month, he is 57. He keeps telling everyone that if he exercises and eats well he will be fine. I notice his decline every day. Last week he lost the sheets on the bed, when he found them in the dryer he said our son must have washed them. Our son is 20 and does not do his own laundry! If I try to correct him he gets argumentative. I have been doing a lot of reading and it is not worth correcting them or getting mad at them. It's not them, it's the disease. It's so sad.

posted April 8, 2018
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LET IT GO!! it ain't worth the arguments! ! With this disease, our peep can get away with murder!! You'll never win-you might, momenterally-but not for long!!! DAD get out of my house MUM this is my house too DAD no it isn't. IT'S MINT MUM I've worked all my life now paid halfor of this house-SO NO I WON'T GET OUT... it took us till years after this awfully stage to realise what we should have been doing! Dad didn't remember he was married to Mum.. in his head he was probably a kid-living at his parents...and this woman was in his house? When He wanted to go home....he really wanted to go home to his mummy. It's soo sad. Very cruel.

😂LET IT GO.... 💚💛💚

posted April 7, 2018
A myALZteam Member

I'm so sorry, my mom was like that, we had I think 4-6 Drs before she liked the last one believed him (he had honest eyes) Prayers for guidance and patience

posted April 22, 2018
A myALZteam Member

It doesn't just happen from one day to the next...😕😲 Dad gradually forgot , then maybe a few days later he'd recognise me. 😞Then a hour later he could look at me and say "are you my mother" 😢LOOKING BACK-THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE SAID WOULD HABE BEEN yes! Son. I am your mum😉 AND WRAP MY ARMS AROUND HIM AND HUG HIM TITE ❤
💚💛 security. 💚💛 he was looking for the security he had as a child😢 😢

I found it very hard to play the game with him. I felt I was mocking him.😦 but all I did by telling him I'M THERESA!! Your daughter😄 was confuse him more. One day he turned to me, looked me in the eye and asked me AM I YOUR DAD? HEARTWRENCHING💔💔💔

...GO WITH THE FLOW
PEEP X

And stay strong ... 💚💛

posted April 18, 2018
A myALZteam Member

There is thing called Anosagnosia , it is a real thing . It might be what she may be experiencing . In the reality SHE lives in with her broken brain ( dementia ) she truly believes there is nothing wrong with her. The things she can no longer do , are not because she WILL NOT do them ……. It is because she can NO LONGER do them . There is a huge difference between WON’T AND CAN’T…. 🙏

posted September 25, 2023

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