(October 22, 2019 at 7:05 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(October 21, 2019 at 9:05 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Dementia is a horrible process to watch. My dad had lewy-body dementia before he died and my mother is currently suffering from a dementia process related to her diabetes. She is a very different person now; she cries at almost nothing and lashes out when you try to reason with her. My brother is in total denial about her condition and is her caretaker at the moment. He has summarily ruined every relationship in his life but still won't just leave and let professionals take care of her. It eats at me daily.Have you looked for support groups near you? Sharing coping tips is important at times.
I have not. I get a lot of support from my wife and my cousin who will go pick my mother up and bring her to visit me.
Little Lunch,
The problem with a family member being a caregiver is that they become a secondary patient because it takes a metal toll on that person much greater than on professional caregivers. While it is difficult for anyone to take care of a dementia patient it is worse when you are related to them. That is what I've read anyway and I can attest to the difficulty of watching a person you love deteriorate.
