Hi everyone,
My mother is entering the ‘middle’ stages of Alzheimer’s, and she has not been taking her medication as she should - which makes her aggressive and abusive, mainly to my step-dad who is her full-time carer. We can’t actually see her as she lives abroad, and with the current pandemic all gates seem shut. In fact, we haven’t seen her since she got diagnosed (which she has kept from me) in January 2020. I have two children, my daughter is 4 years old and loves her grandma so much; and her brother was born in June last year and has not met her due to the pandemic. Has anyone on here had to explain dementia to a 4-year old? She is prone to tantrums, melt-downs, and BIG feelings - like all 4 year-olds...
My mother sill remembers her (for now), and my daughter keeps talking about ‘her grandma’ and saying that she never gets to see her. I keep saying that it’s due to ’the virus’ that we can’t fly over, and once we can we will go. I am not entirely sure I want her to meet my mother though given her rapid deterioration and her agressive behavior, though at the same time - I do want mum to meet both children, especially the grandson she has never met. I don’t think there is a specific answer to this question/situation... I’m just getting it off my chest! (Sorry!)
Love and peace to you all.
Kay x
My mother is entering the ‘middle’ stages of Alzheimer’s, and she has not been taking her medication as she should - which makes her aggressive and abusive, mainly to my step-dad who is her full-time carer. We can’t actually see her as she lives abroad, and with the current pandemic all gates seem shut. In fact, we haven’t seen her since she got diagnosed (which she has kept from me) in January 2020. I have two children, my daughter is 4 years old and loves her grandma so much; and her brother was born in June last year and has not met her due to the pandemic. Has anyone on here had to explain dementia to a 4-year old? She is prone to tantrums, melt-downs, and BIG feelings - like all 4 year-olds...
My mother sill remembers her (for now), and my daughter keeps talking about ‘her grandma’ and saying that she never gets to see her. I keep saying that it’s due to ’the virus’ that we can’t fly over, and once we can we will go. I am not entirely sure I want her to meet my mother though given her rapid deterioration and her agressive behavior, though at the same time - I do want mum to meet both children, especially the grandson she has never met. I don’t think there is a specific answer to this question/situation... I’m just getting it off my chest! (Sorry!)
Love and peace to you all.
Kay x