[QUOTE=CoachKandSportsguy;2196239] My mom has serious dementia, and can't remember anything for more than 5 minutes. One of the accelerants of dementia is isolation. Because with isolation, you don't speak so you can lose the use of vocabulary faster than when speaking regularly.
One of the more poignant & relevant phrases I’ve seen since watching my Mother (now 80) go down this path a bit…. Widowed at 59 and stopped really working a couple years ago - we tried to get her to come down with us to FL about 18 months ago but she wasn’t feeling it.
Eventually moved her from her apartment an independent senior living facility with meals prepared (if she wants them, full kitchen too) - and additional socialization opportunities - it was a tough sell to get her to go there given the increased expense.
I try to visit and call much more often - but the path doesn’t seem great in concert with her own overall happiness level - great thread & helpful discussion,.
Respectfully, DB
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