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 of her Dad on Facebook. Not everyone wants to know about dementia and raising awareness of it. [Someone really did say that. They got told in no uncertain terms to a) unfriend me and b) keep her thoughts to herself.]
There’s so much more that I want to write about. The irony of it is, that I just can’t remember everything! I’ve taken to Instagram a few times, trying to write about my thoughts and worries. Here’s some of the posts….
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