https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:39:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127254 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:31:37 +0000 Andrea 127254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: i know. i am nervous for the part when they say turn off all electronics b/c my only hope is letting her watch some shows. DH and I have already said that we are going to ignore them if need be. sssshhhhhhhhh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127168 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:04:29 +0000 pastemoo 127168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my grandma and grandpa has Alzheimer's Disease (at different times, my grandma passed away long before my grandpa got his), but they always recognized family.<br /> My other grandpa had non-Alzheimer's fronto-temporal dementia, and often knew he loves us, but didn't really know who we were. He thought my dad was his special friend. It was really rough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127124 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:44:47 +0000 heffalump 127124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Lol, and you're LO doesn't even like toys for distraction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127116 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:42:16 +0000 Andrea 127116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: i honestly don't even care about the other people -- just my own sanity. :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127108 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:38:24 +0000 heffalump 127108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Well they say food is the best way to a person's heart.... so what if you didn't actually make it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127100 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:34:15 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 127100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I totally ate it up. I was all like, "You're welcome, grandma!" I teased Mr. Jumper that his grandma liked me better, and she didn't even know who I was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-127073 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:15:28 +0000 heffalump 127073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Every parent on the plane will understand. Not much you can do! </p> <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: That's cute! Did you just smile and say thank you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126479 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:55:48 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 126479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's very difficult to watch someone you love like that.<br /> Mr. Jumper's grandmother has dementia and Alzheimer's and was already in a nursing home when I met him. He took me to meet his grandma a few times. I'm not sure who she thought I was, but she always complimented my cooking (I never cooked, or brought her food) and said how delicious Thanksgiving dinner was. I thought it was cute!</p> <p>My nono had Alzheimers, and it was heart breaking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126476 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:54:47 +0000 chopsuey 126476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my maternal grandma was losing her mind before she passed away.. She wasn't diagnosed with it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126475 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:54:08 +0000 Andrea 126475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: here's hoping! i don't even know how i am going to get her to sit down in the first place. it takes me half an hour to get her into the car seat. we are going to be the one with a screaming kid. oh well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126471 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:52:51 +0000 heffalump 126471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Oooops, I meant airplane napper. She likes the motion of the car, maybe it will be kind of the same on the plane? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126468 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:51:50 +0000 Andrea 126468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: crib napper? i can pretty much guarantee the only way the LO will sleep is if it is a night flight so hopefully those exist to hawaii. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126461 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:49:37 +0000 heffalump 126461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Maybe she'll be an awesome crib napper! We're taking our first flight with LO in July, but I made sure to get the same flight as my parents. My mom is awesome at entertaining her.</p> <p>@redsmarties: Awww, how sad. She sounds so sweet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126452 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:44:59 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 126452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's grandmother is 80 and has Alzheimer's. At first it was mild, and you could tell when she had her moments of clarity. Its progressed quickly, and now its really difficult to spend time with her. You can tell that she has no clue who anyone is or what's going on, but you know that she's trying. She always gives us the hugest smiles, but I know she's not sure who we are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126445 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:40:38 +0000 Andrea 126445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: yeah, because you still have to tack on about 5 hours of other time: going to the airport, checking in, waiting around, DELAYS! omg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126440 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:39:30 +0000 heffalump 126440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Seriously, that's one scary flight. Hope the Florida flight goes well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126437 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:38:44 +0000 Andrea 126437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: yeah, we're hoping this florida flight goes fine and then we'll start doing a bit more traveling. it is still very daunting to take an 11 hour flight with the LO though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126432 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:37:40 +0000 heffalump 126432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Oh no, so sorry to hear that. My grandpa had Parkinsons. I read that dementia could be a side effect from that, but I never knew if he had it because his body shut down and he couldn't talk to us. Such an aweful disease.</p> <p>@Andrea: You should totally go! Even if she doesn't remember you I'm sure she would light up from seeing your LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126219 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:03:23 +0000 mamabolt 126219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandmother suffered from ongoing dementia for nearly 10 years until she passed away recently. It's such a hard thing to deal with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126215 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:59:06 +0000 PBandBaseball 126215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL's mother lives with them and has alzheimer's. She is 97 and gets around the house fairly well. She usually thinks that the hubs is one of his brothers or else she doesn't think she's ever met him. Everytime she sees me she starts talking about how we grew up on the same street and is so excited to see me. It's hard on the entire family and I know that she can sense that.<br /> She is paranoid about what is going on outside of the house and they have signs posted on all of the exterior doors saying that she is safe inside and no one is coming to get her. It breaks my heart to see her so scared. We have the same routine when we leave their house: she asks us where we are going &amp; we say Atlanta. She says that it's too far to drive (she thinks shes in Kansas City &amp; not Charlotte), and then she says that she's getting old and probably won't see us again. :(<br /> I don't know how my MIL &amp; FIL do it but I think they're getting close to moving her into a nursing home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126210 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:54:38 +0000 lilteacherbee 126210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandmother is 80 and she is in the early stages of dementia. She's been very active and clear minded until a couple years ago, so its really difficult and strange to watch the changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126209 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:54:25 +0000 Andrea 126209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my maternal grandmother does as well. I haven't seen her, though, since she lives in Hawaii. She won't know who I am but it would be nice to see her before she passes. We are considering making the trip sometime this year. So sad about people getting older. =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126201 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:44:15 +0000 MamaMoose 126201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandmother has dementia. She is in a nursing home so part of me takes comfort in the fact that she's not super aware of her situation. She's almost completely blind from macular degeneration and she have very advanced Parkinson's disease. When she has moments of clarity she tells my mom and my aunt's that the way she is living is just no way to live and that breaks my heart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126194 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:39:27 +0000 heffalump 126194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: That's good that she's coherent for you too! Maybe seeing you guys helps her :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126181 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:33:26 +0000 mrsjyw 126181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's grandmother has dementia and alzheimer's... She's in a nursing home near MIL and FIL's hometown. </p> <p>I haven't been around for any episodes. She's actually been really coherent when we go to visit her. Makes me so sad... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-anyone-in-your-life-with-dementia#post-126171 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:28:45 +0000 heffalump 126171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandma is 93 years old and in hospice. She's had such a clear mind.... until now. She keeps telling my mom they're putting something in her food. It's the peanuts in a snickers bar! She also told on a poor nurse because she said the nurse said my grandma is too demanding and nobody likes her. No way would anyone working at hospice say that, they're wonderful there! At least she's been clear up to this point though.</p> <p>My grandpa was so delusional towards the end. First he was pretty mean, which was so sad to see because he's such a sweet guy. He's say racist things to all the nurses. But then they put him on some good meds and he was as happy as could be. He thought he owned lots of land, had tons of money, and was staying at a nice hotel. If you're going to lose your mind, that's the way to do it! </p>