Originally Posted by Leota
Thank you for reminding me...
I care for my mother who has dementia and reverts to a toddler when tired...
The stress of having her live with us has also affected my dh health and now I have two to care for...I hope to reduce the stress for him and restore his health...
My mom had alzheimer's & lived with us for 2 yrs before she passed - It was hard on my DH and myself - we had to redo our alarmsystem on the house so it would beep if the doors opened, rearrange furniture, change routines - Although I would do it again in a heartbeat, it was heard trying to explain things to her over and over again. Especially, as the disease started to take more and more of her from us. My DH was great with her. My favorite phrase was "Because the Doctor said you have too." - I could win any argument with those words. She passed 2 weeks shy of her 89th birthday - in our back room - among family that loved her.