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Carol
Be sure to work on getting away from your parent and get time for yourself and your spouse. After three years of not getting away at all, we finally called a sitter. It helps so much. Mother isn't happy, (she's not happy if we are there are not there!!) but I know for 3-4 hours, we can be away from her, her watchful eyes, and she is in good hands. We just don't do it enough because it costs money for the sitter. It is so worth it, though.
God bless you.
I get no help from my sister, and we cannot afford to pay someone to stay with her. Does anyone else have this same problem. Sometimes I just feel like running away.
I would encourage you to have her medications reviewed, as many of the 'recommended' meds for dementia (or Alzheimer's) tend to produce an OPPOSITE effect after prolonged uses. I found my mothers mood was BETTER once she was off her meds! Please talk to their doctor and see if this is what is going on.
NAEHKE: Why not try to get Mom involved in a 'senior center (day care). So many times the interaction will provide them with a 'reason to live'. My heart just breaks to read these 'posts' sometimes, and a flood of memories come back to similar situations when my mother was alive. Some of the problems are related to the dementia itself.
I had to get VERY creative to keep mom interested in life. Children and pets seemed to interest Mom most.
God bless all of you still on this journey. It isn't easier after they are gone, I just sit sometimes and think of all I 'could have' or 'should have done to make life better for Mom while she was here.