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Originally Posted by davem4616
thank you. my upbringing and the values they gave me along with being a Boy Scout has prepared me for this
but again...thanks for sharing your story, very much appreciated
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My post wasn’t meant to be negative or to make assumptions that your experiences will be the same as my parents. Many people were raised with the same values, but when they find themselves in the situation, their emotions overpower their coping mechanisms.
Dementia is unpredictable, and every different circumstance (which there are many) doesn’t have the same solution. Sometimes it takes a great deal of creativity or thinking fast or at any given moment.
My father felt strongly that he learned a lot from the book “36 Hour Day ”, and it became
a great reference that helped prepare him.