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To: LilFarmer

my grandmother had a stroke and afterward lived with us until she passed. We had a caregiver come in everyday. Anyway she developed a vocabulary that would put drunken sailors to shame after her stroke.


4,286 posted on 01/17/2022 7:59:06 AM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: Rusty0604

Sounds similar to my grandmother...minus the salty language...lol.

She lived with us, with a full time caregiver, until she passed, after her stroke.

One of the many blessings, to our family, having that time with her.

That’s what folks did, then....took in the elderly/infirm relatives. Not so much, anymore :-(


4,290 posted on 01/17/2022 8:01:39 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12 )
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To: Rusty0604

It is sad. My BIL (a pastor) is horrified that his dad is talking like this, my DH is chill about it. My understanding is it is about losing impulse control - even the most saintly among us might think a swear word in their mind when they slam their finger in a door, but they have the ability to control what comes out of their mouth. People with dementia lose that ability - and also lose the ability to come up with replacement language, so they just blurt out what comes to mind.

I hope I can remember that when the swearing is directed at me lol


4,296 posted on 01/17/2022 8:13:09 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: Rusty0604

My dad’s physician came from New York. After he had a stroke, she asked, “Does he always talk like this?”

(He had a Southern drawl.)

So, she ordered speech therapy for him. LOL. Actually, it was a blessing, because DAD had extra visiting nurses coming to see him. He always liked to talk with people.


4,336 posted on 01/17/2022 10:14:19 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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