I found that saying “ I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID” often he will stop the repetition. I’m not sure why that works but it does. He is not receptive to redirection.

Jackie had a why? phase. Sometimes 100 before we’d got out of bed in the morning. Clearly such things are meaningless in any literal sense. The writers and students of dementia direct us to think more of the underlying emotion that is driving things like repetitive speech. Very often frustration is evident, not with us, but with their inability to make sense of the world and/or their inability to describe how they feel. The usual remedies of diversion and reassurance are recommended but of course don’t always work. Holding up the invisible “I can’t hear you” shield is sometimes the best we can do - and the noise goes on. The one piece of good news is that this too is a phase and one day will stop, just as it started - for no reason we can understand. Wishing those of you dealing with this unlimited patience.

Funny that it was that same thing Louise used to say in the beginning. (Ek is lief vir jou.) then later it was just (ek vir jou) and even later just (vir jou) She always wanted to reassure us that she loved us. And when we respond with the answer We love you too, she was happy.
When I go into her room at any time I say that constantly and praying with and for her.

That worked at one time but unfortunately whatever you ask now the answer is no. I'm finding the last few days I can sometimes get round this behaviour by giving her a big smile and telling her how much i love her. That seems to put her mind in a happier place albeit briefly.

When I deal with my mom to try and get her to do some I tried a phrase it in a question like do you want to go to the bathroom do you want a cup of tea do you want to sit down so you giving her a choice not being bossy as you said and sometimes I think you can work for you cuz it gives her a choice like she's making her own decision even though you're leading her that way