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Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, language and problem solving, although particularly in the later stages of the condition, affected persons may be disoriented in time, place and person (not knowing who they...
When this happened, the frist thing I thought was not this site, but since nothing else has come to mind, here I am.
WHAT DO I DO???
Yesterday, my MIL pooped again. She always poops at night in bed. This time is was a huge mess, all over everything.
When I came into her room, she was a bobble head and weird, so I just "picked my battles" and gave her clearance, and got her breakfasted and whatnot.
I asked her, "Did you have a poop problem today".. she said an emphatic no and said it was because she pooped in the toilet. She'd hid and covered up all signs of the messy poop in her bed and on her nightclothes, and she'd hid the other poopy things like her diaper.
By 10am, I knew there was a huge problem.. the smell was smoldering and attacking every crook, cranny, and crevice of our home. Gross, gross.. gross.
So, I confronted the situation and said I wanted to check her bed and look around to see what was so offensively odorous. She went insane and became too difficult for me to manage.
I called my husband and said, "you better come home at the earliest you can, 'Houston, we have a problem'!"
Then, as I walked out of my bedroom after making my own bed and picking up, I was slapped in the face with the most awful odor I have ever encountered in my life.
It was sickenly sweet and very foul and offensive at the same time. It was like a perverted mosquito repellant mixed with nasty snake piss.. it was incredible.
I followed it, as my stomach turned. The odor was so rich, so thick, so overwhelming from my MIL's side of the house..
OH MY GAWD!!! She has all her little dresser top things.. which include cheap drugstore perfumes from the 60's.. which she bought for herself back then when she was the beauty counter clerk.
SHE'D DUMPED AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF THIS CRAP ALL OVER THE WHOLE AREA!!!
She was trying to cover up the smell of her poop problem.
We spent last night scrubbing and washing, using a fan and opening windows, my husband went out and to the tune of over 300 dollars bought some ionizers that are supposed to get rid of odors.
Our entire 3500 sq. foot home smells worse than a cheap whore house on the bad side of town!
My daughter got sick to her stomach over the smells when she got home from work and left to stay at a friend's house for the night. It not only made her stomach turn, it gave her a massive migraine.
I am dry heaving and feel like it is soaking into my skin.. and it is incredibly offensive.
My MIL is a total bobble head and of course doesn't know why we are upset or cleaning and scrubbing.
If I ever wanted to "smack her into tomorrow"..this could be the moment.
WHAT DO WE DO TO GET RID OF THIS SMELL????
Right now I am calling the insurance company to determine if there is a company locally that can get rid of smoke damage.. it might work for the 40+ year old cheap ass perfume soaking into every cellular structure of our home..
Do you know what works to get rid of smells????
WHAT DO I DO???
Yesterday, my MIL pooped again. She always poops at night in bed. This time is was a huge mess, all over everything.
When I came into her room, she was a bobble head and weird, so I just "picked my battles" and gave her clearance, and got her breakfasted and whatnot.
I asked her, "Did you have a poop problem today".. she said an emphatic no and said it was because she pooped in the toilet. She'd hid and covered up all signs of the messy poop in her bed and on her nightclothes, and she'd hid the other poopy things like her diaper.
By 10am, I knew there was a huge problem.. the smell was smoldering and attacking every crook, cranny, and crevice of our home. Gross, gross.. gross.
So, I confronted the situation and said I wanted to check her bed and look around to see what was so offensively odorous. She went insane and became too difficult for me to manage.
I called my husband and said, "you better come home at the earliest you can, 'Houston, we have a problem'!"
Then, as I walked out of my bedroom after making my own bed and picking up, I was slapped in the face with the most awful odor I have ever encountered in my life.
It was sickenly sweet and very foul and offensive at the same time. It was like a perverted mosquito repellant mixed with nasty snake piss.. it was incredible.
I followed it, as my stomach turned. The odor was so rich, so thick, so overwhelming from my MIL's side of the house..
OH MY GAWD!!! She has all her little dresser top things.. which include cheap drugstore perfumes from the 60's.. which she bought for herself back then when she was the beauty counter clerk.
SHE'D DUMPED AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF THIS CRAP ALL OVER THE WHOLE AREA!!!
She was trying to cover up the smell of her poop problem.
We spent last night scrubbing and washing, using a fan and opening windows, my husband went out and to the tune of over 300 dollars bought some ionizers that are supposed to get rid of odors.
Our entire 3500 sq. foot home smells worse than a cheap whore house on the bad side of town!
My daughter got sick to her stomach over the smells when she got home from work and left to stay at a friend's house for the night. It not only made her stomach turn, it gave her a massive migraine.
I am dry heaving and feel like it is soaking into my skin.. and it is incredibly offensive.
My MIL is a total bobble head and of course doesn't know why we are upset or cleaning and scrubbing.
If I ever wanted to "smack her into tomorrow"..this could be the moment.
WHAT DO WE DO TO GET RID OF THIS SMELL????
Right now I am calling the insurance company to determine if there is a company locally that can get rid of smoke damage.. it might work for the 40+ year old cheap ass perfume soaking into every cellular structure of our home..
Do you know what works to get rid of smells????
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
And, the clincher is that we cannot be here during that time, but have to go to a hotel or something, which is not a "doable".
Taking my MIL anywhere is like herding a cat.
The three year old granddaughter is like herding a cloud.
I will look into the orange stuff.
The smell in this house is devastating.
Other products known to effectively absorb and trap odors are charcoal and cat litter. Leave cat litter in any space in an open box or tub. With charcoal, you will want to control potential mess. Place charcoal in a container with several holes poked in it. Throw the entire assembly away when the scent is gone. Also like baking soda, these two products have a great ability to absorb moisture from the air. Charcoal and cat litter will especially help remove the source of the odor if it is moisture related.
Good luck Sunshine... I hope you find away!
You will survive this with that wonderful sense of humor. I already love you..hugs hugs hugs to you!