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It's not a humorous subject but once my Mum was in a safe environment (a lovely care home nearby) humour crept in often, especially...

Not especially helpful or sensitive to those with loved ones suffering from dementia.

Bring on Les Dawson Take my wife....... Please!

People being offended about folk making light hearted remarks about the foibles of their "other halves." Donna could come on here and...

My wife is pretty much perfect in every way. (y)

It’s like a role reversal. You learn as you go on to look after her . You become like her parents and she needs to be able to just...

Totally agree about learning from mistakes. That’s one of the reasons I find this thread very helpful. When I starting reading this...

Ha ha! Mine this morning switched the light on about 6. Me: Uurg, what are you doing? Wife: Switching off my phone alarm so it...

Never seen this! Thank you for sharing it I’m definitely guilty of some of this with my mum lately. Actually saving this and sharing it...

We're guilty because no one's coached us so we learn from mistakes. From then on if my Mum mentioned hers I'd say "She had to go...

I broke rule 2 within days of Mum going into the care home. I've never forgotten the pain I caused as she wept.

Just came across this online:

The sooner you do something the better the outcome. New drugs and help can put things off. But the main thing is a diagnosis you know...