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Jan 07, 2022 05:03PM
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Dealing with loved ones with dementia is really difficult. My grandmother on my mother's side was in a nursing home in her late 90's and I remember visiting her with Mum and she had no idea who we were. She looked my Mum straight in the face and said politely, "My daughter will be here in a minute." My Mum was devastated. She tried to communicate with her Mum and slowly talk her round and remind her who we were. I can't remember getting any advice from the staff the best way to handle the situation though. So I actually think the closer you were the harder it is to accept.
I felt for Grant and was grateful for him that he had a smart nurse speak with him the second time he visited his Dad. Was good for Grant to realize that this is what Lee dealt with as well. You really just need to go with the flow of where they are at when you visit them.
Yes, go with the flow seems good advice. At least the two boys visited, so many elderly people in nursing homes seem to be forgotten by their families, maybe they find it too painful seeing their loved ones in the later stages of dementia.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Yes, go with the flow seems good advice. At least the two boys visited, so many elderly people in nursing homes seem to be forgotten by their families, maybe they find it too painful seeing their l..."That's possible. It is terribly sad to see the ones that don't get visitors.
My grandmother had dementia. She thought she was a teenager most of the time, so I became her teenage friend rather than her grandaughter.It might have been easier to communicate with him since they did have so few interactions.
