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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
My 87 year old family member being kidnapped in a Walmart in the Villages is extremely unlikely. Other Alzheimer's patients yelling "Help! Help!" or "I am being kidnapped" in Villages stores is very likely.
And in the real world, when was a Villager with Alzheimer's ever kidnapped by a stranger or even a caretaker? My guess is NEVER.
And how did the Alzheimer's patient get to Walmart in the first place? Someone had to have driven her there. Someone like a caregiver. Someone trying to do her job.
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I am sorry. Everything you said applies to YOU and YOUR family member. But, none of it can be applied in general. How would I know who and what is going on. I see a stranger screaming at another stranger. I am going to call 911. I would hope if I was being accosted someone would call 911 or come to my help. How are they supposed to know I have dementia?
I am truly sorry your family member went through this. But, honestly it was no ones fault. And applying your situation and saying everyone else should be left on their own to deal with strangers is just wrong.