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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She just sounds like a mean old woman. Experience speaking here, if she had dementia you would know it, my 85 year old mother has denentia and there is no way she could travel alone or even put a whole conversation together to make him cry. Sure she says mean things and is paranoid, but it is surrounded by such nonesense there is no way to actually be offended. [/quote] I don't know, there are a lot of different types of dementia and they manifest differently at different stages. For my loved one, periods of paranoia and rage are definitely part of it (though not usually involving strangers). OP, don't forget that caring for someone with dementia is mostly awful. I don't at all mean to diminish either the awfulness or the (sometimes many!) moments of grace. But it just really is awful. It's like being in a car wreck every day. You have to accept that and care for yourself as well. [/quote]
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