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Hi Brent. Consider asking your mom where she thinks he is. Or say "he must be at work" or something similar to what he did when he was alive.0
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I will try that, thank you.
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Asking her where she thinks he is clever. Let us know if it works!
I have a friend whose brother has Down’s syndrome and now EO dementia. He is almost 50 & asks often “where’s mommy?” (He lived with her all his life. She was his caregiver). For about 5 years he’s been living with his sister and her family but only recently started asking about mom. My friend tells him, “Mommy’s upstairs” and that settles him. I would say something like that to your mom and then distract her with something that will calm her & help her sleep. Saying he’s somewhere close and safe is key. PWD don’t want to hear I don’t know or that someone’s outside late at night etc.
Sun downing is hard. I know it’s TV time then bed when my DH starts with repetitive questions. He’ll often ask where each of our children is and when we’ll see each of them but he doesn’t retain the answer.
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Commonly Used Abbreviations
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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