A while back someone asked how to get their mother out of wearing muumuus in public...I took that image and got an idea...Yesterday I put on a bright orange hibiscus muumuu and visited mom in MC with a matching bright orange gift sarong/wrap, plus some colorful leis and my ukelele. We visited Hawaii, so to speak. I’m curious if anyone else in MC will think they visited Hawaii as well, but in any case it was a positive experience and I’ll probably do it again!
People on this forum have also mentioned behavior/personality changes with dementia. It finally happened w/my mom and she entered period of not complaining ( !!! ) and being super sweet and appreciate to people around her and to me. Frankly I’ve been eating it up. Based on yesterday’s visit that window is starting to close but I’m SO glad to have experienced this firsthand in a good way.
Thanks so much to this forum, and to the muumuu post!
The nice window seems to be starting to shut, but I’ll be doing this again. If anything it makes me feel better and if not mom then some of the other residents too.
Full confession I ran some errands muumuu style afterwards and nobody batted an eye hahahaha
I always love it when my mother with dementia stops complaining, even though it tends to be very short lived. It's nice to be able to visit with her without negativity permeating her every word. Here's to more good visits filled with positivity!