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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad completely lost his filter, among other signs of dementia.  Turns out he had frontotemporal dementia.  No amount of correction or boundaries was going to undo that.  He had a geriatric psychiatrist who was really helpful in getting him medicated enough to be a reasonably pleasant person (mostly) without the enraged outbursts.  [b]So consider that this may be a disease and not just the person trying to torture you. 
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontotemporal_dementia
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Well said.  A few of the posts show that th[b]e posters don't really have a good understanding of dementia and that they should be more compassionate and understanding with their loved one.[/quote]
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You should be ashamed of yourself for criticizing people who actually do the work with their parents. Venting is healthy. I have news for you, if we weren't compassionate we wouldn't be doing all this often with downright verbal abuse in return. I have dealt with parents and grandparents with and without dementia who became incredibly difficult and self-centered and quite cruel to the caregiver.[/quote]

I am not ashamed at all of me.  I am GREATLY ashamed of most of the posters here.  You all sound like a bunch of immature loud-mouthed brats whining because mommy won't kiss your boo-boo and wants you to stop complaining about yourselves all the time.  FWIW I do walk what I talk and we are caregivers to elderly family members with dementia and a whole host of other ailments.  [/quote]

You have to understand that different people have different tolerance levels, and take care of patients with varying levels of aggression and nastiness. Some people are truly stretched and have no more to give. They are also venting on an anonymous forum, which is a harmless way to get their negativity out before the next round of interaction with their elderly parents.

A little tolerance and understanding, PP, would go a long way towards understanding the suffering of your fellow humans.
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