Hi!
I understand the fact that people with dementia often lose their inhibition. However, why do they have to approach people not just for a chat but mainly to joke!
I watched a program on tv last night called 'Granny's moving in' and she had dementia and they filmed her approaching people. My husband who is now 59 with Alzheimer's approaches people to joke but is this because he wants to be centre of attention, or to have something to do, or does he think they are all friends, or is it to make them laugh, or is it because he has become like children again or or???? He sometimes pretends to take peoples cakes but I would rather he mainly joked with just the family, I can't help feeling unhappy about it. I just hope his behaviour won't upset anyone.
Don't mean to sound stupid but why such a need to do this? Its just that he sees that I don't go and approach everyone as well as other family members and generally the public.
There is a lot of people with dementia but no one has approached me in this way and I haven't seen anyone do what my husband does until I watched last nights program.
Thanks to anyone who reads/comments - Reds
I understand the fact that people with dementia often lose their inhibition. However, why do they have to approach people not just for a chat but mainly to joke!
I watched a program on tv last night called 'Granny's moving in' and she had dementia and they filmed her approaching people. My husband who is now 59 with Alzheimer's approaches people to joke but is this because he wants to be centre of attention, or to have something to do, or does he think they are all friends, or is it to make them laugh, or is it because he has become like children again or or???? He sometimes pretends to take peoples cakes but I would rather he mainly joked with just the family, I can't help feeling unhappy about it. I just hope his behaviour won't upset anyone.
Don't mean to sound stupid but why such a need to do this? Its just that he sees that I don't go and approach everyone as well as other family members and generally the public.
There is a lot of people with dementia but no one has approached me in this way and I haven't seen anyone do what my husband does until I watched last nights program.
Thanks to anyone who reads/comments - Reds