Hello,
I am new to all this and I would like to get advice. My
wife has early stage dementia, and there are two problems that I do not know how to deal with. She is always in a hurry and I have real difficulty slowing her down. This evening was the worst she has been and we were getting ready to take our dog for a walk. I went to the toilet and when I came down stairs she was virtually ready to go. I told her to slow down as I needed to put my shoes and coat on. She said she would and as I was getting ready I heard her open the front door I kept telling her to slow down and wait, but as I was closing the door she went out of the gate and walked with the dog straight in front of a car., even though I was screaming at her to stop. I don't know how he stopped but thankfully he did. She has never done anything this dangerous before.
The other major problem is that I often have great difficulty in stopping her from eating and drinking tea.
Any advice.
Artytone
I am new to all this and I would like to get advice. My
wife has early stage dementia, and there are two problems that I do not know how to deal with. She is always in a hurry and I have real difficulty slowing her down. This evening was the worst she has been and we were getting ready to take our dog for a walk. I went to the toilet and when I came down stairs she was virtually ready to go. I told her to slow down as I needed to put my shoes and coat on. She said she would and as I was getting ready I heard her open the front door I kept telling her to slow down and wait, but as I was closing the door she went out of the gate and walked with the dog straight in front of a car., even though I was screaming at her to stop. I don't know how he stopped but thankfully he did. She has never done anything this dangerous before.
The other major problem is that I often have great difficulty in stopping her from eating and drinking tea.
Any advice.
Artytone