Originally Posted by If Not For Grace
My Dad is 86 and suffers from dementia and Parkison's.
He has been through a rapid decompensation period
and it is really taking it's toll on my Mom (83) who is having a hard time adjusting to this situation
particularly his verbal and physical assaults.
They suffered virtually no discord in a 60 yr marriage until now.
Please pray that she receive comfort during this difficult time. Thank you!
grandma dolittle said:
Remind your mother that the man she loved all these years
is not the man living with her now;
the hurting attacks and words is from the disease, not her beloved husband.
I am praying for her and you.
DITTO_ with this reassurance
Following multiple strokes [cerebral infarctions]
my Mother, lived out her final 12 months [on earth] in my Family home
After a visit from my next youngest 'brother' she 'lost the plot' completely
and began hiding her purse inside her lower underwear and, accused us, of stealing her money
~this, despite the accounting booklet and receipts that I had accumulated, when, shopping, on her behalf
Obviously, her son Derek had put such ideas into her head
Relationships between my Mother and the family, never recovered, as dementia then galloped in upon her
He had hoped to gain control of her money/income, having-not raised a finger, to assist, with Mum's care
Derek co-owned her home, having set-up a joint purchase, before she came to us
~where he would 'sole-own' upon the death of our Mother
He got himself very-quickly into financial problems and the house was repossessed
We do what we do, for LOVE & RESPECT of, / for, 'the person' that their body once possessed
Leaving, 'no stone unturned' to achieve and provide the best care we can offer
