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Originally Posted by stevestrat
My heart goes out to my elderly neighbours, guess they're in their late 70s/early 80s. He doesn't like sitting around, always keeps himself busy, his wife is now deteriorating rapidly with dementia. When she isn't at a local day centre she just sits along with their dog on guard duty looking out of the window. I was shocked the other day when she actually asked my wife "are they your dogs?"! He has a hell of a job with her, there's talk of her going into respite to give him a break. It was shocking how I lost my parents but least we didn't have to go through that.
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Hi Steve - good to see you again!
Dementia is truly awful - I've experienced it at close quarters through my mother-in-law, my own mother and an aunt and uncle - as well a good friend's father. We tried to cope with m-in-law at homes, with the kids doubling up in one bedroom so their grannie could have use of one of theirs. We struggled for about 3 months, but in the end, had to admit that we couldn't cope and she had to go into a home where there were specialist staff to look after her. It was a heart rending decision - but the only one which was right for her.