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"Wish me luck, this could go smoothly or be a total 5hit show… I’m hoping for the former. "
I do wish you luck. Dealing with someone who has dementia is a total roller coaster. Some of the drama goes away and it is almost a relief when they get to the point of not recognizing anyone.
My younger brother, my sister, and her husband did most of the footwork work getting Dad situated in a care facility. He acted as if he hated them for the rest of his life. On the other hand, I had almost nothing to do with it and he was always happy to see me for as long as he was cognizant of his surroundings. I was the one he contacted when he had (or more often imagined) a "problem." I never really did anything concrete for him like they did. When he called I just told him I would take care of it, "get the bastages" for him, and then change the subject until he forgot about it. It seemed the more actual help people gave him, the less he liked them. I hope things go more smoothly for you.
As you said, dealing with people with dementia is not fun.
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