RE: Any ideas?/

[Guest guest]

Believe me - nothing ever gets moved around in the house, except, that

is, for the things that Dad relocates and loses on a regular basis! I

think your idea is definitely worth a try though and have already told

Mum to try the method the next time he says he's not at home.

I think at all just seems really bizarre to all of us that our Los are

constantly wanting to pack their suitcases and go home when they're

already there! Oh well, just something else to cope with I suppose.

Best wishes

Debs

RE: Any ideas?

Debs

My Mum calls me from her " home " to ask how she is going to get home.

This is sometimes in the middle of the night. I can usually get her to

look at her furniture (which moved with her and she has had forever)

and get her to describe it. As she does, it become familiar and she

realizes that she is " home " . This is where changing things for the

LBDer is confusing. Make sure there are familiar things near your Dad

that your Mum can get him to focus on.

Worth a try.

--- Debs wrote:

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Mum and Dad have lived in the same house for 45 years but as Dad's

condition is worsening he seems to have developed the idea that he's

not

in his own home. He regularly wakes Mum up, telling her to pack her

things and when she asks why he says it's because they're going home.

He has often asked my Mum to come and look at the sitting room and when

she asks what's wrong, he says that he's not in his own home and when

are they going home?

I know that this is part of the condition and suspect that it's because

he's feeling lost and insecure but I just wondered if anyone else has

experienced this? As I said, my parents have lived in the same house

for 45 years so it's not like they're somewhere that he doesn't know.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Best wishes

Debs

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