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benson, Get some outside help. There are professional people who know how to cope with dementia. Trying to do this by yourselves is spitting into the wind, swimming upstream, etc. You need to get out in front of this. Call Heights and Hills.
Awful, benson. I told your wife that if she ever wanted to get out of the house when you were traveling to let me know. those of us who met her, loved her- so we’ll be happy to take out to lunch or dinner. (I know that has you quaking in your boots! 🙂
The Republican Men’s Lunch Club’s weekly meeting concluded a short time ago.
Present were M4L, DIBS, Snappy and Lechacal.
Topics of discussion included beaver, dental dams, title insurance, cunnilingus, snowballing, how pubic hair is different depending on race, what DIBS wanted to do to the guy behind the counter, the bus system, Queens, the origin of the term “pillow biter”, various types of racist slang, swinger clubs in Brooklyn, jackoff parties, and Per Se.
I am now working hard with siblings to make things easier for my parents who got a double whammy since the holidays — both became acutely ill. They are moving out of the woods, thank God– both getting better and father with two cardiac surgeries much, much better, but it is with the help of really excellent medical people. This is in Florida and thank God that we have had a steady stream of family down there and one sister is watching over everything.
But if I can say one thing to you, Benson, is to echo what DeLepp said. The help and diagnosis of an excellent gerentologist will be invaluable. And I know it was an issue with her not wanting to see anyone and neice helping to convince her that seeing a doctor would be a good idea.
Unfortunately my MIL is at the somewhat paranoid stage. When we suggest a doctor, she thinks we are trying to do her in.
I should mention that she is my wife’s step mom. Her real mom died when she was young and her father remarried. My wife and her never really enjoyed a great relationship. She has always had a resentment towards my wife, for some reason. My wife’s brother passed away some years ago, so this is all on her shoulders: caring for a step mother who never realy took a liking to her.
benson, Get some outside help. There are professional people who know how to cope with dementia. Trying to do this by yourselves is spitting into the wind, swimming upstream, etc. You need to get out in front of this. Call Heights and Hills.
Benson, I posted ^^^^ and didn’t see your 1:02 post. No, it isn’t an easy situation.
Awful, benson. I told your wife that if she ever wanted to get out of the house when you were traveling to let me know. those of us who met her, loved her- so we’ll be happy to take out to lunch or dinner. (I know that has you quaking in your boots! 🙂
The Republican Men’s Lunch Club’s weekly meeting concluded a short time ago.
Present were M4L, DIBS, Snappy and Lechacal.
Topics of discussion included beaver, dental dams, title insurance, cunnilingus, snowballing, how pubic hair is different depending on race, what DIBS wanted to do to the guy behind the counter, the bus system, Queens, the origin of the term “pillow biter”, various types of racist slang, swinger clubs in Brooklyn, jackoff parties, and Per Se.
The meeting concluded without incident.
– Jackal
Club Secretary
Benson – was the stepmother a true mom to your wife?
Cobble, that looks like a great organization.
I am now working hard with siblings to make things easier for my parents who got a double whammy since the holidays — both became acutely ill. They are moving out of the woods, thank God– both getting better and father with two cardiac surgeries much, much better, but it is with the help of really excellent medical people. This is in Florida and thank God that we have had a steady stream of family down there and one sister is watching over everything.
But if I can say one thing to you, Benson, is to echo what DeLepp said. The help and diagnosis of an excellent gerentologist will be invaluable. And I know it was an issue with her not wanting to see anyone and neice helping to convince her that seeing a doctor would be a good idea.
“I’m guessing she is not fully dealing with the reality?”
Get her a login for the OT
Unfortunately my MIL is at the somewhat paranoid stage. When we suggest a doctor, she thinks we are trying to do her in.
I should mention that she is my wife’s step mom. Her real mom died when she was young and her father remarried. My wife and her never really enjoyed a great relationship. She has always had a resentment towards my wife, for some reason. My wife’s brother passed away some years ago, so this is all on her shoulders: caring for a step mother who never realy took a liking to her.
Not an easy situation.
scott- so was yours!