Questions tagged [elderly]
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Dementia: How to cut off useless advice to a caregiver from well meaning people?
My husband has moderate dementia. The exact cause has been variously diagnosed, but it is probably not Alzheimer's.
I haven't broadcast the fact, but, of course my friends and some of my closer acquaintances know, and the therapists. I am…
user1760
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How to persuade elderly neighbors to reconsider staying North this winter?
For many years, we have shared a 500-foot long driveway with people, whom I will call ON. ON, who are now 87 and 97, have been going South every fall and winter for nearly 15 years. This year, for (only mildly compelling) family reasons, they are…
user1760
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How to respond to complaints from strangers about my loud toddler child?
Yesterday we did grocery shopping in our local supermarket, as every week. Normally, my dad would babysit my son (2.5 years) for this time, but it was not possible, so the child joined us.
My son was sometimes a bit loud, he's a bit ill which makes…
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How to tell my mother she needs permanent home help?
My mother is 86, she has always been very independent and has lived alone since my father died more than 10 years ago.
Recently she has passed through a severe health problem and, though she will be discharged from hospital soon, she is…
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How to respond to elderly relatives who say things like “if I’m still here next year...”?
Sometimes my grandparents (in their 80s) occasionally make off the cuff comments such as “if I make it that long” or “if I’m still around by then”. One of them, my Nan, would chastise my great great auntie who used to say the same (she died this…
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