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Elderly parents

Xmas present for MIL with dementia

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igglu · 15/12/2018 19:43

MIL has Alzheimer's. She's currently in hospital but will be moved to a care home on Xmas eve.

She has no idea what's going on really and has deteriorated quite rapidly over the last few months so we're all reeling a bit.

Normally we get her and FIL vouchers for a local pub that does lovely food and they'll go a few times over the course of the year. That's not going to be suitable this year but we have no idea what we can get her

I was thinking about a lovely soft blanket but I'm worried that we'd be treating her like an "old woman" with that sort of present, which would upset her as she's always been very sprightly and quite youthful for her age. On the other hand I don't know if I'm overthinking it.

Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA

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Confusedbeetle · 18/12/2018 18:17

Music from the era she was in her 20's, also post cards that might jog a memory. There are websites

kizzywizz · 18/12/2018 18:30

I work in a care home, please buy stretchy nightwear, its very difficult to put cotton nightwear on a resident who may have limited movement.

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