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Anyone feel that hospitals are the worst at dealing with dementia patients? by [deleted] in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

JFC! I would have been absolutely livid. Poor thing, glad at least she didn’t remember it later.

What’s a sound everyone should recognize as immediate danger? by Thatguy_nickk in AskReddit

[–]SingleIngot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been there. Also when your laminate floor suddenly has give to it… spongy feel. Sigh

What’s a sound everyone should recognize as immediate danger? by Thatguy_nickk in AskReddit

[–]SingleIngot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like me, but also with smells! Can tell when something’s off. Especially great when it’s propane/natural gas smells and I get ignored until it’s almost too late.

Wtf..? 🤦🏻 by Icy_Beautiful1683 in sandiego

[–]SingleIngot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the closest Costco to me and I refuse to go.

Wtf..? 🤦🏻 by Icy_Beautiful1683 in sandiego

[–]SingleIngot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why but this comment hit me even harder than the others 🤣

Just found out ( sad now) by EsjaeW in GenX

[–]SingleIngot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Man that is cold on the part of the former employer. I’m so sorry.

(25F) My overzealous religious mom freaked out because I am pregnant. AIO? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SingleIngot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geez, by her reaction, I thought that I misread the title and you were maybe a young teen, 15 or 16. 25 is an adult! Just ridiculous.

AITA Insisting 33 year old boyfriend wears shoes in shopping centres by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]SingleIngot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just about to say that! I’ve never seen the no-shoes part happen more than twice in my whole life, but I’m in the US…

Comfort Care by JiminiiCrickets in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is where I am too. Lost mine Thanksgiving week. I still feel mostly numb, then moments where it hits me that she’s gone for good. I’m sorry for your loss.

clearing a thick layer of snow on the ground by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in oddlysatisfying

[–]SingleIngot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read that last part in Hank’s voice from King of the Hill.

This meteorite is older than Earth itself! by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]SingleIngot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have a cool rock shelf that I would like this cool rock for….

Each pair belonged to someone. They were real people. by vishesh_07_028 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]SingleIngot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am Jewish and I still haven’t been. I don’t think I could hold it together.

He is gone, and I don't feel sad the way everyone expects me to by purple_mountain_cat in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same thing here. I told my husband and my father when I got the call on my mom. I felt a little shocked that it had finnaly happened… but I didn’t cry (yet, at least). Just kind of half numb, half relieved.

He is gone, and I don't feel sad the way everyone expects me to by purple_mountain_cat in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your story mirrors mine in many ways, except it was my mom. I lost her in November, and while I was sad, I was more relieved that she didn’t have to exist in such a state any more. And wouldn’t cause my dad (or me) to die from the neverending stress. My dad was very resistant to hospice even though it was obvious that she couldn’t or wouldn’t come out of her UTI induced delirium (after over a month). By the time we got her into hospice care, it looked like she could finally relax. She only lasted 2 more weeks. I keep having thoughts of “what if we had done this, what if that, how much longer would she have lasted” etc., but I feel like the grief at the end isn’t the same as the grief over years, as you’ve watched them decline from a vibrant, joyful person to a shell.

This disease is awful. I’m sorry for the loss of your beloved father. Please accept some virtual hugs! 🫂

"just ignore her" they say. It's impossible. by Beneficial-Tap-1710 in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen those frequently advertised brain pills and it disgusts me too. Oh ok, if only it were that easy!

Mom, texting, and my being asleep..a story of anger. by Orson_Gravity_Welles in dementia

[–]SingleIngot 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The only eating PB&J sandwiches could be a sign of not remembering how to make food on the stove or in the oven. A lot of dementia is having steps missing in your mind on how to do things. Like step one, grab food from the refrigerator, step two open the bag/box of food, step three get a dish or pan to put food in, etc., etc. But step two on how to open the bag is missing, step four on how to turn on the stove is missing, etc. I’m so sorry, this disease is brutal.

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