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Talking in numbers/colors

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LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors We function in a mostly logical world, and when it isn't logical, we try to make it so. Chaos is confusing and time consuming and I think humans try to simplify and make sense of things, which is probably linked to some survival instinct. So, when dealing with people with dementia, or mental illness, we try to reason, explain, act rationally with a person who does not have the skills to be rational and logical. It makes me want to tear my hair out! That's my philosophical statement for the day! I know how hard it is and how hard you all are trying. Lynn _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:08 pm

mockturtle Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:46 pm Posts: 3019 Location: WA	Re: Talking in numbers/colors You're so right, Lynn! It is our nature to want to make order out of chaos. It doesn't always work. _________________ Pat [67] married to Derek [83] for 37 years; husband dx PDD/LBD 2005, probably began 2002 or earlier; late stage and in a SNF as of January 2011.
Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:09 pm

nandel8 Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:28 pm Posts: 317	Re: Talking in numbers/colors PLEASE...somebody bring order to my chaos. Nan
Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:21 pm

LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors My basement is in chaos. Maybe we should trade and deal with each other's chaos for a day or two! _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:19 pm

nandel8 Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:28 pm Posts: 317	Re: Talking in numbers/colors (to Lynn) It's a trade. Soon, huh? Nan
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:10 pm

JeanneG Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:07 pm Posts: 1037 Location: Minnesota	Re: Talking in numbers/colors I'll volunteer my office. But if you could see it you wouldn't want to trade. I really have to take a mental health day and tame the chaos because it is driving me crazy! The crazy caring for the demented would not work so well. _________________ Jeanne, 66 caring for husband Coy, 85. RBD for 30+ years; LDB since 2003, Coy still at home, in early stage
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:14 pm

Leone Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:53 am Posts: 969 Location: Ocala, FL	Re: Talking in numbers/colors JeanneG - I find that care taking is so tiring that even the thought of sorting paper clutter is too challenging for me. I try to put away everything that has to do with taxes... but a dreadful amount of incoming mail just goes into the 'in' box and never comes out. I can't bring myself to throw things away immediately because I think I'll want to see that again. I ought to know that I won't. I also think I'm going to read magazines. I start and my eyes glaze over. _________________ Leone Carroll (75); wife of Dale (75) who passed away March 23, 2011
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:21 pm

LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors If you wait long enough, half the stuff in the inbox will be outdated and you can throw it out! I used to work with a guy who followed that logic! Sometimes it works for you, sometimes not. Probably don't want to mess with the IRS, for instance. _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:39 pm

JeanneG Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:07 pm Posts: 1037 Location: Minnesota	Re: Talking in numbers/colors I used to have a mending basket labeled "To be Outgrown." Same principle, I suppose. _________________ Jeanne, 66 caring for husband Coy, 85. RBD for 30+ years; LDB since 2003, Coy still at home, in early stage
Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:20 pm

LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors Love it Jeanne! Who even thinks about mending anymore? I remember my grandmother darning socks. When's the last time you even heard that phrase?! _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:49 pm

JeanneG Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:07 pm Posts: 1037 Location: Minnesota	Re: Talking in numbers/colors I hear "Darn it!" a lot, but I don't think is has to do with socks. _________________ Jeanne, 66 caring for husband Coy, 85. RBD for 30+ years; LDB since 2003, Coy still at home, in early stage
Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:56 pm

LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors that's the way I darn socks. When they get holes in the heels way before I think they should, I shake my finger at them and say "darn" as I toss them in the trash. _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:19 pm

LTCVT Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm Posts: 2841 Location: Vermont	Re: Talking in numbers/colors that's the way I darn socks. When they get holes in the heels way before I think they should, I shake my finger at them and say "darn" as I toss them in the trash. _________________ Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:19 pm
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