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Endless question loop.

I can usually handle the endless question loops. The current one is tearing me up. 

My loved one has forgotten her name and asks me repeatedly to tell her what it is. 

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  • MimiMinder
    MimiMinder Member Posts: 44
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    Your post just about broke my heart. I cannot even imagine...

    But I got to thinking how could you address this issue, without just giving one answer...

    Could you give her many answers? Maybe with pictures?

    Who am I?

    I am first name/middle/last name

    I am xxxx's daugther

    I am xxxx's partner

    I am xxxx's mother/sister/aunt/friend

    I am - strong, beautiful, kind, loving, musical, talented....

    Sending hugs...

  • RanchersWife
    RanchersWife Member Posts: 172
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    Thank you MimiMinder. Yes, mixing up the answers might help. It’s just amazing to realize that the brain cells that held that information are gone. Poof!
  • glitterqueenscare
    glitterqueenscare Member Posts: 36
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    I am sorry, how sad to forget the very name you have been called your entire life.  This disease is brutal.  I like the idea of offering different answers, that at least will help you. 

    I wonder if there is a UTI going on?  Might be worth checking.  

    Big hugs to you, and peace to your LO.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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