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6. I was watching my grandma for a week

Tue Aug 11, 2015, 04:04 AM

Aug 2015

while my mom took her grandkids to Disney. My grandma had Lewy-Body Dementia (an awful disease). Anyway, the cable guy had to come over and buy, was my grandma not stoked about that. She kept telling me he was the devil, she paced frantically, all the while calling this guy every awful name in the book. Then she told him to get the fuck out of our house. Just like that, all 100# of Italian lady, cursing at the cable you.

I was horrified, but seeing as though the guy realized she was sick, he thankfully took it in stride.

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Caregiving to elderly people dear to you - and you can go crazy [View all] Aerows Aug 2015 OP

It's rough indeed. Sorry you had a hard time, Aerows. Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #1

Glad everyone is ok, Aerows! Suich Aug 2015 #2

Many times, if you place a (sturdy) chair next to them, they can get on all fours, then vanlassie Aug 2015 #3

Maybe you should sic the raccoon on him? pnwmom Aug 2015 #4

I hear you. area51 Aug 2015 #5

I was watching my grandma for a week a la izquierda Aug 2015 #6

I did it for a very short time, yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #7

I'm sorry to hear that you had to go through that, Aerows. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2015 #8

Ah, I'm sorry, sometimes you just have to call for help Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #9

It is a much harder job brer cat Aug 2015 #10

It's hard to win with stuborn elders malaise Aug 2015 #11

You have got to keep your sanity through this all, I recommend drinking heavily..... a kennedy Aug 2015 #12

It's rough to care for elderly parents. I know. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #13

Reminds me of my father in-law spinbaby Aug 2015 #14

Aerows... I know exactly what you are talking about Peacetrain Aug 2015 #15