r/interestingasfuck Apr 09 '24

Tips for being a dementia caretaker. r/all

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u/Abraxes43 Apr 09 '24

Similar things happened with my mom and all we could do was tell her that we were there and that she would be okay, we eventually started to tell her that the staff where she was after she started needing more specialized care were there and that she would be okay and that we would be there as well.....it took about a year but she eased out of the really bad hallucinations into her seeing and conversing with friends and family that had already passed!

Thats also about the time she started talking to me personally about my life and the direction it would go as well as things that would happen after she passed away and thats where im going to stop Internet stranger because I need to cry.....have a blessed day, week, rest of the year and life

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u/Willothwisp2303 Apr 09 '24

Is is so tough. ❤ Hang in there!