I need to start a list of things that you should say and things that you should not say to someone whose Dad has dementia. Things to say: This is pretty shit isn't it? What can I do to help? Do you need a drink? Things to not say: I don't know why she's putting details … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
I’m pissed off.
I am so annoyed. So angry. Anger flows through my veins like hot liquid. Why? Because on top of the actual issues of the day - the fact that my Dad is dying a slow, confusing, sometimes painful and no doubt lonely and confusing and frightening death from frontal lobe dementia - … [Read more...]
My Lovely Dad. Tuesday 24 October.
I found it really difficult to be with my Dad last night. He couldn’t sit down. His hyperactive behaviour scared me - what if he had another fall? The realisation that it will be a fall or pneumonia that actually kills my Dad is, well, words fail me. Neither are a good way to go. … [Read more...]
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