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Owner: Mighty Iris
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Join Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:20:06 -0500
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My grandmother was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2004. Even before that, we knew that the disease had started to set in, and it was only a matter of time before we would watch her deteriorate. I didn't expect it to be so rapid, and thought that
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Communication Barriers
1970-01-01 00:59:59
She was happy to see me yesterday. I've been so busy at work and then 5 inches of show on top of that, kept me away from Hillcrest this last week. She had plenty of Valentines so she didn't entirely miss my cookie or chocolate, but when she saw me she reached out and grabbed me and gave me a smack on the cheek. I didn't even have the chance to tell her I brought her Valentine's.The communicating is the hardest part. When I ask her straightforward questions she can answer "yes" or "no" or sometimes you'll get an "I don't think so" but when she starts babbling it's hard to keep up. Yesterday she talked about the "others" and how they don't notice herâ€¦ so I start up with the questions: "Is it the nurses?" "No" "Is it Bernice?" "No" "What about the other residents here?" "No" "Well then who?" "I don't know, the other people!" The typical pattern is after a while she starts to get frustrated and then gets stuck on her word
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