Hi everyone
My granny is 89 and has dementia . She still lives by herself so she's lucky that she's still able to for now .
My dgm has a phd and has spent so much of her life reading and learning. The dementia has made her forget how to read .
She has been doing ironing for my dm to help keep her occupied but now it has had to be taken away as it's too dangerous with her memory.
I know she's had a great life and is lucky that it's only hit her in the last ten years or so but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of anything to help her occupy herself given that she can't read /iron/cook Anymore . She can't stand just watching tv all the time.
It's a horrible disease and hard to see someone so educated become almost child like .
I'm sorry for anyone dealing with this awful disease especially those who are dealing with younger relatives .
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Dementia and Alzheimer's
Ideas for my dgm
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Nocturne123 · 23/12/2014 09:19
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