Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 It must be so helpful when the kids help out. It makes it so much easier for you. You will love the locks. Mom use to go tinker with the door and go do some thing else when she couldn't open it. Hope your week is better this week. Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Re: Re: Progression of LBD? Sundowners? Or Seroquel? + SIBS/ Don You are so sweet, Donna. Tonight Don talked through the whole period of time for watching a movie, and I finally had to cut him off, because he was so scrambled he wasn't making sense, and what sense he did make he was going around in circles. I fix his pants with pads regularly, help him with his bath, and feed him on time. I am always kind and respectful to him. When I cut him off tonight I asked if he would like to watch TV now? He wanted to. Things are better now. Last week was very hard, and I know much more of that will happen full time in the future. My daughter went shopping Friday, and my son came over and installed a very tough lock on two doors. Don feels hurt that he is shut in and I told him, " I love you so much I want to protect you. " In a lucid moment when he felt that way I told him what he had done, and he remembered it. I said, " Honey your eyes were wild. " He agreed that they may have been and went on the say, " Let me tell you, it was wild! It was terrible! " I told him, " I am so sorry. I can't imagine what you must be going through, and I know it is frightening. " He said, " It can be sometimes, and was that day. " He wasn't even locked in yet. He has accepted being locked in. Love you a whole bunch, Imogene In a message dated 6/20/2008 11:01:42 PM Central Daylight Time, twomido@... writes: Imogene, Well, you sure handled that well. So sorry to hear it may get a little hairy for a while. He did come back home and that was a good thing. Hope the breathing helped and you always do good. Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 We played hide and seek yeaterday. I put the keys on the table between us, and Don took them and put them in his pocket then, took a nap. I couldn't get the door open, (so he thought. I have another set) If I used the key and layed it down he again put it in his pocket. I told him as long as I am up I will be glad to leave the keys where he can get out once in a while, but not at night. Well, today, I am keeping the keys. No more cat and mouse games with them.I don't want to make him feel as if he is in detention, but do have to protect him. I tried to explain it was because I love him. Are we having fun yet? Love a bunch, Imogene > > It must be so helpful when the kids help out. It makes it so much easier for you. You will love the locks. Mom use to go tinker with the door and go do some thing else when she couldn't open it. > > Hope your week is better this week. > > Hugs, > > Donna R > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. > > > Re: Re: Progression of LBD? Sundowners? Or Seroquel? + SIBS/ Don > > > You are so sweet, Donna. > > Tonight Don talked through the whole period of time for watching a movie, > and I finally had to cut him off, because he was so scrambled he wasn't making > sense, and what sense he did make he was going around in circles. > > I fix his pants with pads regularly, help him with his bath, and feed him on > time. I am always kind and respectful to him. When I cut him off tonight I > asked if he would like to watch TV now? He wanted to. > > Things are better now. Last week was very hard, and I know much more of that > will > happen full time in the future. > > My daughter went shopping Friday, and my son came over and installed a very > tough lock on two doors. Don feels hurt that he is shut in and I told him, " I > love you so much I want to protect you. " In a lucid moment when he felt that > way I told him what he had done, and he remembered it. I said, " Honey your > eyes were wild. " He agreed that they may have been and went on the say, " Let > me tell you, it was wild! It was terrible! " I told him, " I am so sorry. I > can't imagine what you must be going through, and I know it is frightening. " He > said, " It can be sometimes, and was that day. " He wasn't even locked in yet. > He has accepted being locked in. > > Love you a whole bunch, > Imogene > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/20/2008 11:01:42 PM Central Daylight Time, > twomido@... writes: > > Imogene, > > Well, you sure handled that well. So sorry to hear it may get a little > hairy for a while. He did come back home and that was a good thing. > > Hope the breathing helped and you always do good. > > Hugs, > > Donna R > > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year > in a nh. > > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. > > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used? ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 June, believe it or not, he has accepted a fake key that came in the mail to win a car. I gave it to him and told him it would balance the car door opener. If we are shopping, he often likes to play the man roll and open the trunk for me. But, even that, he has almost forgotten which button to push and can't push it hard enough. But, he has one key now. It gives me a chuckle when I am alone. Today, my daughter, , came over and brought us some prepared meals for the freezer, and a wonderful pot of chicken soup. We sat and visited in the living room, and I saw Don lurking behind the doorway, so I invited him to sit with us. He made some derogative comment, that I didn't quite catch, and just let it go. He asked if we wanted water, and I showed him my cold water, and he sat down, then said well where is my glass? I teasingly told him he could share mine, and he got real ugly. He didn't want my water! He demanded to know what is going on? I told him I was telling how loving Sharon was in offering to care for him if it is ever needed. He demanded who is cooking all of this up? How many people are involved in cooking this up? I made a brief comment that I love him. took the cue and said it was time for her to go home as she had cold meat in the cooler bag in the car. Don was down right paranoid, and I was glad she saw it. I reassured him and explained simply that we love him and will do all we can to take care of him. I said wasn't that sweet of to bring us food? Then changed the subject. June, I did read the fake key idea some time ago, but wasn't sure Don would accept keys that didn't work. We have oodles of keys. That one just happened to be right there, and I told him it would help balance the door opener. So he is using it. But, dear, thank you very much, as someone else may come to the key situation, and will be glad to have heard of it, as I was. Love a big bunch, Imogene > > > > > > It must be so helpful when the kids help out. It > > makes it so much > > easier for you. You will love the locks. Mom use to go > > tinker with > > the door and go do some thing else when she couldn't > > open it. > > > > > > Hope your week is better this week. > > > > > > Hugs, > > > > > > Donna R > > > > > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) > > for 3 years > > and 4th year in a nh. > > > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx > > other than mine. > > > > > > > > > Re: Re: Progression of LBD? > > Sundowners? Or > > Seroquel? + SIBS/ Don > > > > > > > > > You are so sweet, Donna. > > > > > > Tonight Don talked through the whole period of time > > for watching a > > movie, > > > and I finally had to cut him off, because he was so > > scrambled he > > wasn't making > > > sense, and what sense he did make he was going around > > in circles. > > > > > > I fix his pants with pads regularly, help him with his > > bath, and > > feed him on > > > time. I am always kind and respectful to him. When I > > cut him off > > tonight I > > > asked if he would like to watch TV now? He wanted to. > > > > > > Things are better now. Last week was very hard, and I > > know much > > more of that > > > will > > > happen full time in the future. > > > > > > My daughter went shopping Friday, and my son came over > > and > > installed a very > > > tough lock on two doors. Don feels hurt that he is > > shut in and I > > told him, " I > > > love you so much I want to protect you. " In a > > lucid moment when he > > felt that > > > way I told him what he had done, and he remembered it. > > I > > said, " Honey your > > > eyes were wild. " He agreed that they may have > > been and went on the > > say, " Let > > > me tell you, it was wild! It was terrible! " I > > told him, " I am so > > sorry. I > > > can't imagine what you must be going through, and > > I know it is > > frightening. " He > > > said, " It can be sometimes, and was that > > day. " He wasn't even > > locked in yet. > > > He has accepted being locked in. > > > > > > Love you a whole bunch, > > > Imogene > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/20/2008 11:01:42 PM Central > > Daylight Time, > > > twomido@ writes: > > > > > > Imogene, > > > > > > Well, you sure handled that well. So sorry to hear > > it may get a > > little > > > hairy for a while. He did come back home and that > > was a good > > thing. > > > > > > Hope the breathing helped and you always do good. > > > > > > Hugs, > > > > > > Donna R > > > > > > > > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) > > for 3 years > > and 4th year > > > in a nh. > > > > > > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx > > other than mine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL > > Autos for > > > fuel-efficient used cars. > > (http://autos.aol.com/used? > > ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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