Hello
This keep asking certain questions is part of the dementia road I initially had great trouble with. For my mum it is keep asking what day it is, or month or year. Partly I think it is fear of forgetting an important date eg birthdays, Xmas, etc, but at the same time having no specific event in mind. A general concern that “something will be forgotten”.
I found the best solution for me and mum is to try distraction. Mum is on a lot of pills so needs a lot of fluids to help the kidneys cope. So break up the questions about what day it is by asking what drink she would like eg tea, coffee, water. Or answer it is Wednesday so today it is ASDA shop day, or Monday so it is wash day. I try to keep to the established routine of many years and my mum can sometimes link an activity to a day, meaning the asking what day it is goes away at least during that activity and sometimes for a few hours after it has been completed.
Dementia is a cruel illness but what we need to remember is each time the same question is asked for the sufferer it is the first time. Difficult but with practice it gets easier. I have developed patience over the last year. Ironically I find the evenings when my mum has fallen asleep the hardest time. Answering the same questions over and over is an activity, distraction calling for a level of inventiveness. In the quiet hours I find my fears and concerns about the future creep in from the shadows. Caring is a lonely game and where do we pass our fears and concerns? Will I be able to cope with whatever fate brings, knowing when I have hit the point I need external care support, dreading the day this illness might beat me and mum ends up in care, something she always feared. Well mum has woken from her nap and is asking what day it is, so here we go tea or something else, ASDA this afternoon mum............
Keep your chin up. Worst things happened on the way to China my old mum would have said.