I have just found another horde of tissues under her pillow and on further searching, under the mattress. She has another pile in her makeup drawer and and a big pile next to her chair in the lounge. I keep takeing them down to a reasoable height but they keep growing, What is it with tissues and kitchen roll. Piglet grow up in an age when there wasn't any such thing, so where does the obsession come from? She will not leave the house to go in the car without tissues in all pockets even though I have a plentyful supply in the car. ???? Ahup she's off again about how she used to go hiking with a couple of girls and fourteen boys. This appears to be when she was about 17.
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My dad also had a thing about tissues and kitchen roll. In the kitchen there was the kitchen roll on a holder and next to it two boxes of tissues in different sizes. When I dared to take away one of the boxes I was told they were for different things and no, he couldn’t fold one in half. Oh, and don’t forget the other boxes around the house and numerous folded pieces of roll. Fortunately he never started on the toilet roll!
I don`t know what it is about tissues.
My grandmother died in 1983 at a time when I don`t think tissues were is such common use. She used cotton handkerchiefs.
She lived with me and when I handed her freshly laundered clothes to take to her room, she took everything and put them away in the correct places.
She didn`t have dementia but she put all her handkerchiefs in her handbag. She wouldn`t hear of having one in her handbag and the rest in a drawer.
My grandmother died in 1983 at a time when I don`t think tissues were is such common use. She used cotton handkerchiefs.
She lived with me and when I handed her freshly laundered clothes to take to her room, she took everything and put them away in the correct places.
She didn`t have dementia but she put all her handkerchiefs in her handbag. She wouldn`t hear of having one in her handbag and the rest in a drawer.
Same issue here! Carefully folded and placed in handbag, under pillow, in every pocket, in drawers, in glasses case and in her purse.
Yep, boxes of them cut into small squares and hoarded in every conceivable and sometimes inconceivable places 😂
Another thing mines doing is he likes the latte in sackets. Used to make his drink and put them in the bin which is only a metre away from where he makes it, but now stores them in his pocket which I have to keep emptying. Goodness knows why that's started. When I asked I just got 'Oh I was going to get around to putting them in the bin so doesn't even want them. Not like the used wet wipes which 'come in handy' 😂😂
Yeah, really does make you woder whats going on in their head, My piglet is, a this momemt, polishing /dusting all the surfaces, table, chairs, ( soft and hard) tv robocat, with kitchen roll. She does this every day sometimes twice. Saves me having to do it.
I had a spell about 6 months ago where my wife (dementia) was getting through £5 worth of paper towel every week. She was using it for everything instead of washing things with a cloth. Considering she doesn't do any cooking or washing up it was way over the top. I took the paper towel away from the kitchen and put it in the small spare room which she rarely goes into. I go for paper towel when I need it and only take what I need into the kitchen. If I take more than I need the extra disappears very quickly on needless tasks. I have cut our usage to about £1 per week which is where it should be in a normal household. It takes a bit of effort to get the paper towel now so she doesn't bother with it. Those suffering from dementia have no concept of money and certainly have no idea when they are wasting it. I have to keep a close eye on water usage as well.
Yes, I have developed a tendency to follow piglet around ( quietly) and turn off the taps she has left running and the thermostat that she has wagged up to 30c.
Lucky you jay6, mine demands my attention 24/7, can't be left on her own and and won't stay in the house....
