Coping with Dementia Relative As I came downstairs I saw the water everywhere and I quite honestly could of cried. I had to wade ankle deep to the bathroom to turn the hot tap off then try and uplift what carpet I could and try to prevent the water going any further and causing...
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Coping with a Relative with Dementia Trying to find things for June to do was quite a challenge as she periodically forgot how to do things. She was peeling the vegetables for dinner each evening but had forgotten how to use the peeler and a knife became dangerous as she continually cut herself. I have...
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Behaviour Problems in Dementia June was now at our house but because we didnt have a lot of time to organise her move her we had to make a few compromises. We were in the middle of redecorating and the room she was to go into was next on the list. June ‘s temporary...
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Getting Dementia Diagnosed Once the doctor became involved its amazing how quickly things started to happen. Within a couple of weeks an appointment had come through from the mental health services so we duly spent many hours travelling to pick June up and take her quite a distance to the hospital then back to her...
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First Signs of Dementia We had been trying for a couple of years to get an elderly aunt to move in with her family so she could be cared for. For privacy reasons we will call her June. This was met with resistance every step of the way and its understandable as she had spent over 70 years living...
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