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I hope everyone is doing good. I thought I had better to update. My mom is still the same, she now is at least sleeping through the night. She just is so darn sweet. I think the meds finally has kicked in. The thing now is here walking. She sometimes forget to move her feet, and when she does their just little baby steps. The damn Dementia is just taking over her mind and body. Her speech is so hard to understand I ask her to please speak louder she does, but it doesn't last. It is ] just so hard to see her this way. I keep praying for her and loving her. I hope your families are well and everyone is well. Take care I'll wirite more later.God Bless you all. You have been so supportive I hope I am the same.Love Terri
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Glad to hear the meds are helping her some now. Sleep is so critical. Walking and talking...ah a topic I can offer some suggestions on. My Dad has the little shuffling steps that come with Parkinsons and the softer voice now. He uses a walker and I pull him along sometimes which keeps him moving and not freezing, but what has helped the most is having him try to \"march\" when he walks, he doesn\'t lift them very high, but it seems to keep him moving along and the steps are wider. Most days I\'m just so glad he\'s still even shuffling along and love the sound of his little slippers sliding along.
Her speech being soft is something a speech therapist might be able to assist with. I\'ve gotten some good ideas from them. This might sound nutty, but if my Dad sort of sings his words, they come out louder. He loves to sing along with music and I think this is good exercise for his voice, along with plenty of fluids.
You\'re doing a great job and she sounds like a wonderful Mom. Sleep....that\'s a HUGE accomplishment! Way to go.
Hang in there!
You are a great care giver. I know it is hard for you and I have said when I do my talks to care givers from my point of view I have it a lot better than the care givers do because I am not concerned what is happening to me because I know what is going on inside of me and know I no longer can do things. I do go thru my not so good times when new little things pop up I no longer can do or not do as well but I know it is a part of my disease. I make adjustments and move on. Care givers try to think and understand what the person they are caring for is going thru. There is no way of knowing no matter how much a person to try. Like I saw in my talks I can not understand at all what it is like to have a baby and not way can I feel the pain a woman goes thru when having a child and I also do not feel the motherly feelings a woman have for their new child. I also say women do not know what it feels like getting kicked in the ..... LOL. The point I am making I do not think people with dementia/AD are nearly as miserable as what care givers think they are. We have our bad days and good days they are just different than anything I have ever experienced before. Yes I am disappointed in not being able to keep up with the grandkids and many other things I miss but is it just a part of accepting what I am dealing with. I wish you and your Mom the best each day you have together and as always may God Bless you both every second of everyday. God Bless Phil, Flops and Flossie