Hi my name is Vix and my mum is in the early stages of dementia. I am on my own so I need all the advice I can get to help mum have as happy life as I can give her. It breaks my heart to see how she is and I don't know what to do for best. I work full time but am now having half day off to spend with her and I stay over every weekend. I don't feel like I'm doing enough but she is okay and I know in the future I will have to move in with her. Mum has good days and bad at the moment. She is very dehydrated and I am trying to get her to drink more. I have stuck notices all over the place which mum finds amusing but at least it is working at the moment. I have noticed the more she drinks the better she becomes. Test have proved she is very de-hydrated. Mum does not like to eat alone and she has become a bit of a grazer which I don't mind as long as she is eating. Any suggestions on healthy grazing would be appreciated so I can prepare food and leave it so she can snack, rather than a big meal which she doesn't want. Mum has not lost her independence and she keeps her home immaculate and I can still have a good conversation with her when she is on form. Mum loves talking about the past and some stories are really funny but I have noticed the stories are starting to change.
Well hear I am I have made a start and I really appreciate anyone out there to get in touch and give me some ideas.
Regards
Vix
Well hear I am I have made a start and I really appreciate anyone out there to get in touch and give me some ideas.
Regards
Vix