#14) the ADLO's reality IS the true reality. We're the ones having the problem.
Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lost husband Paul to Alzheimer's Disease... he's found peace at last...March 14, 2009
My father, James, is in stage 6-7 of Alzheimer's and resides in Memory Care facility.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ~~~It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posts: 4476 | Location?: The Great North West | Registered: February 03, 2007
11.) Even if they know you are in bed, they will wait just until you get to sleep before needing something. 12.) Being old means that you no longer need to mind your manners. You are able to now pick and scratch in public. 13.) If you want to ask a caregiver for some thing you must say it very softly but if you want to convey something that others do not need to hear, you must speak in a nice clear loud voice.
Vicki B, C.G.
Posts: 1700 | Location?: Colorado | Registered: December 05, 2006
16.) If a sibling says they will help, they mean that they will call from time to time to ask the LO what you are doing wrong so the sibling can correct the caregiver.
Vicki B, C.G.
Posts: 1700 | Location?: Colorado | Registered: December 05, 2006
#18) We're wrong! We never bothered to tell them that we........!
Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lost husband Paul to Alzheimer's Disease... he's found peace at last...March 14, 2009
My father, James, is in stage 6-7 of Alzheimer's and resides in Memory Care facility.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ~~~It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posts: 4476 | Location?: The Great North West | Registered: February 03, 2007
~~~~~ "When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times" -- Posey Benetto in Mitch Albom's "for one more day"
Posts: 3372 | Location?: Texas | Registered: March 19, 2006
#22) Nope! It wasn't them that did it. It was the other guy from......!
Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lost husband Paul to Alzheimer's Disease... he's found peace at last...March 14, 2009
My father, James, is in stage 6-7 of Alzheimer's and resides in Memory Care facility.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ~~~It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posts: 4476 | Location?: The Great North West | Registered: February 03, 2007
James, this was sheer brilliance on your part. Maybe after a lot of people post, the list can be put into one post to share periodically with the new folks!
Originally posted by Valentine Girl: #'s 9, 11, 12. 22 and 25 are sooooooo true!!!
James, this was sheer brilliance on your part. Maybe after a lot of people post, the list can be put into one post to share periodically with the new folks!
I was thinking the same thing
We live with someone named "AL ZEIMER." AL won't leave - - - D@mn AL Anyhow
Posts: 780 | Location?: Ohio | Registered: October 20, 2006
30. You will learn to act. You will star in many creations of the ADLO..The AD being the producer,the writer and the director! And I for one think we should have our OWN Oscar awards for the best actor!
Posts: 932 | Location?: MN | Registered: February 16, 2007
29.) ADLO's have two speeds. When you are helping or need to be somewhere they move in slow speed. If you turn your back on them they move at warp speed away from you.
Vicki B, C.G.
Posts: 1700 | Location?: Colorado | Registered: December 05, 2006
#36) Each day they get younger, while we caregivers grow older.
Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lost husband Paul to Alzheimer's Disease... he's found peace at last...March 14, 2009
My father, James, is in stage 6-7 of Alzheimer's and resides in Memory Care facility.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ~~~It's about learning to dance in the rain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posts: 4476 | Location?: The Great North West | Registered: February 03, 2007
Originally posted by JRKH: 37) The Thermometer must be checked every 2.5 minutes so that the reading can be announced to all within earshot.
38) Thermometer readings will always have changed from the last reading. Never mind that the last reading was 2.5 minutes ago.
I never connected this to AD!! My MIL used to complain that he was always checking the outside temperature and filling her in on the readings!!! hmmm..ya learn something new everyday!!
Posts: 932 | Location?: MN | Registered: February 16, 2007
Originally posted by Suzanne R: 39) Be prepared to change the bed sheets everyday!
AND...
40) A good washing machine/dryer is worth more than the Hope Diamond!
~~~~~ "When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times" -- Posey Benetto in Mitch Albom's "for one more day"
Posts: 3372 | Location?: Texas | Registered: March 19, 2006
Originally posted by Vicki B: 27.) Paper napkins are a universal tool. They may be used to wipe your kose, clean the table, wipe the floor and the mouth and hands. (in that order)
Or extra fiber if left on table un-attended!!!!!
*********************************** "The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain." Richard M. Nixon
Posts: 2069 | Location?: Southaven, MS | Registered: November 29, 2006
(41), sleep will no longer happen with ADLO, unless your at a Dr. Office!!!!!!
*********************************** "The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain." Richard M. Nixon
Posts: 2069 | Location?: Southaven, MS | Registered: November 29, 2006
Originally posted by Vicki B: 29.) ADLO's have two speeds. When you are helping or need to be somewhere they move in slow speed. If you turn your back on them they move at warp speed away from you.
Wow - this is so true! We thought we were the only ones going through this! Frustrating Eileen
Posts: 1556 | Location?: IL, USA | Registered: April 24, 2005
