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[quote=Anonymous]Agree, it takes *a lot* to care for someone with dementia. My FIL had it, but he had his wife to take care of him. My mother has a bit of it, and thank God, my single sister lives close by. It was hard on her to work and take care of her, so we agreed that she would quit her job, and look after her FT. My dad is useless taking care of my mom, but he agreed to help take care of my sister's bills because she now does everything for both of them (cooking, dr's appts, shopping, etc). We also help her financially. I have another sister who doesn't work and who is an empty nester but she lives across the country. But, she also visits my parents several times per year and helps out. I can't as easily because of kids and work. If I didn't have my sisters, I would have to hire someone. I cannot quit my job, and the stress of taking care of kids and elderly parents would wear on me to the point I'd probably need medical care. Also, eventually, the dementia patient can become physical with people around them. My FIL at one point sort of pushed his wife out of the house because he thought she was a stranger. Dementia is awful. I had a conversation about what would happen if either of us got dementia as we both have a parent with it.[/quote]
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