Friend with Dementia

What a lovely friend you are BlueBelle. I'm sure both your friend and her husband really appreciate you! And, don't drink the sherry all at once.

Bluebell you are a lovely friend to have. Your friend might not remember the visit but it must make her happy or she would be upset. At this time of her life with this terrible illness she needs security and familurality, it also makes her husband happy as she is happy. Living with someone with dementia is very difficult so this small break is helping him cope too.

Well, bluebelle, you used to have a set of mugs..
Its lovely that you and your friend can enjoy your time together. Long may it continue.

Bluebell, your friend is lucky to have you and her loving husband in her life at this difficult time. I think that our fear of dementia is made so much worse by not knowing who will take take care of us , or even if anyone will, if we develop it. None of us know what our future holds so the best we can do is support each other through difficult times.

thank you for your encouragement I really, really didn’t post for praise I just thought the bottle of sherry and the missing mug were so funny ??

Imagine if there was quite a lot of ‘dregs’!
How great that her husband can have a bit of time out thanks to you.

So pleased your friend’s visits are working out. So many of my dear mums friends dropped away, i felt very alone, but your friend’s husband clearly appreciates your support, and what a bonus that you and your friend enjoy yourselves.
Hope she is enjoying her new smiley mug.

? Lovely story, bluebelle.

Bluebelle, lovely story. I wonder how many more if us have friends with the same circumstances, and are hesitant about offering a respite time for the partner?.

That's very sweet, Bluebell. We too have a friend with dementia and we do just as you describe, just KBO (keep b*gg*ring on) with him. And it does produce its funny moments! When he was still driving he moved their car away from the house for a work truck to be parked. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember where he had parked it and my Dh had to go and look for it! As his wife says, if you don't laugh at it, you'd cry.