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MineralMan

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8. My mother, who has advanced Alzheimer's is 95 years old.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 03:29 PM
Jan 2020

She does not believe that in any way. However, she frequently ask how old she is. when you tell her, she says, "That's not possible."

While that's a little funny, dementia is not funny at all. Not one bit. My father, who is also 95, recently tried to bring her home from the nursing home she was living in, because she kept demanding to "go home." After hiring a home care agency to provide round the clock care, he brought her home, against everyone's advice.

Well, she didn't recognize the place and continue to ask, "When are you going to take me home?" She's headed back to the nursing home again, because the home care is not adequate for her needs. It's a very sad situation.

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