Someone was discussing how Dementia patients can hide their symptoms for short periods of time and people who don't spend much time with them think the caregiver is exaggerating, at best, or even lying. I thought someone said the term is "showboating" and it's exhausting. Does anyone know if that is the correct term? Or knows of any articles about the subject? I've been googling with no luck, so maybe I got the wording wrong.
and boni, some people dont see the problem because it doesnt affect them and they arent interested enough to double check her statements, and in the case of family members are in denial for the purpose of wheaming out of helping..
MIL did that kind of. She had a "script" of sorts to ask about or tell. Then she would repeat it.
What about this...with certain things mom will spit out instead of swallow...we have been battling for a while but I gave up, I just feed her if it one of those things/days... but before we would battle over it... so she has been told thousands of times not to spit her food out ...deep down i know she cant help it but it is frustrating to clean up all the mess etc.....
Here is the kicker...the baffling part.
if i am present she will not spit it out or if I step away in between bites to do something and catch her doing it soon as she see's me seeing her she "trys" to hide what she is doing
sooooo this thought came to me.....how can she know it is wrong but not know not to do it....?? sorry for the poor wording! .
I basically know why she spits it out
just don't know how she has such selective control about doing it!
(makes me think she is messin with me at times, faking it for the attention..lol just my crazy imagination)!
I am learning most this lil things there is some logical explanations.
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