Gaeta Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 After everything he went through it's amazing he's now able to get up and get to his chair! I would tell you to just live in the moment when you're with him. If you ask him questions and he does not get the answers right and you correct him l highly doubt that makes him feel good. Link to post Share on other sites
Leihla_B Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 My heart goes out to you. It might be helpful to use a tablet or your phone to stream some videos of comics or shows he remembers. It gets the synapses going and may prompt him to talk about some memories he connects with the content. The more stimulation from the outside world, the better. His isolated environment isn't helpful to him, it's like Groundhog Day every day, and that's just one big feed of disorientation. Holding both of you in my thoughts. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
basil67 Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 13 minutes ago, Leihla_B said: It might be helpful to use a tablet or your phone to stream some videos of comics or shows he remembers. It gets the synapses going and may prompt him to talk about some memories he connects with the content. Yep, my dad is developing dementia and he loves the Golden Girls reruns. They are familiar to him and with a plot which is easy follow - it allows him space where he doesn't worry about his decline 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Leihla_B Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 14 minutes ago, basil67 said: Yep, my dad is developing dementia and he loves the Golden Girls reruns. They are familiar to him and with a plot which is easy follow - it allows him space where he doesn't worry about his decline Yes! I spent lots of ICU and subsequent recovery time with my aunt, and viewing comedy videos together really raised her spirits and prompted her to draw on memories of those times, plus memories of times we spent together. We watched MASH, All in the Family, Johny Carson, and comics from that era, as well as current late night shows that made 'fun' of current events. Between this and walking together a lot, we talked to people along the way, and we made fun of ourselves. She had no exposure to the outside world, so I made it a point to bring as much as I could IN to her, including magazines and puzzles we'd work on together. I also requested to be told when I could wheel or walk her outside. That became a goal, and we kept track of the answers until they said yes--and we celebrated. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author mortensorchid Posted November 15, 2024 Author Share Posted November 15, 2024 (edited) I saw him today. He can stand up and walk around a bit, and he can even go to the bathroom by himself! (For #1 not #2, he's still confused on #2) I talked to the speech therapist today who was there when I was there. She said he is improving A LOT. She has done exercises with him where he is able to make connections (ex. Paying the bills - what do you have to do to pay the bills?), his short term memory is not good, she said. He doesn't know where he is. He asked me how long he's been here, what the name of the place is, what city this is, where his phone is, etc. I answer him, I told him that his phone is probably gone with the rest of his stuff. He said he misses me and wants me to be with him more. I said I miss him as well. He won't be who he was, of this I have accepted. Will he ever get out of the place and be able to live a normal life? I don't know. He's healing, and healing is so very hard, because it happens when it's time to happen. The brain is mysterious and works when it wants to. Edited November 15, 2024 by mortensorchid Additional information Link to post Share on other sites
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