I am at a bit of a loss and this post is therapy really, I just need to get my feelings down.....
Mum is diagnosed and I would say is early, nearing mid term mixed type Dementia. Dad is home with Mum. They are supported by me, their eldest of 2 daughters and my younger sister. They are passed the denial stage, they are the the midst of some troubling and upsetting times for both of them but still they refuse help and support from all avenues. They have no social network for support and won't attend a day centre for social interactions and support and after just 2 monthly peer group meetings aren't going there either. My Dad needs support and a break as does Mum but I don't know what to do next. They don't want to interact with anybody, on a professional, social or any blasted level.........I am not trying to tell them how to live their lives, just trying to make them as comfortable, happy and supported as they can be.....
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Mum is diagnosed and I would say is early, nearing mid term mixed type Dementia. Dad is home with Mum. They are supported by me, their eldest of 2 daughters and my younger sister. They are passed the denial stage, they are the the midst of some troubling and upsetting times for both of them but still they refuse help and support from all avenues. They have no social network for support and won't attend a day centre for social interactions and support and after just 2 monthly peer group meetings aren't going there either. My Dad needs support and a break as does Mum but I don't know what to do next. They don't want to interact with anybody, on a professional, social or any blasted level.........I am not trying to tell them how to live their lives, just trying to make them as comfortable, happy and supported as they can be.....
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