LIVING WITH DEMENTIA EP. 21 | MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND DIVERSION TACTICS

LIVING WITH DEMENTIA EP. 21 | MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND DIVERSION TACTICS. Most recent update on Jason 7/17/23

[theflamboyantgrandma]

Needs to be said again!!:

SISTER DON'T ALLOW THE TROLLS FREE RENT IN YOUR HEAD MUCH LESS YOUR HEART. What you're doing here is compassionate kind and loving...I appreciate you and Jason SOO much for sharing your journey with us!! ❤

[bonniehodgson]

As a caregiver for people with dementia, let me tell you, you’re doing a fabulous job!❤

[susanrnbc]

As a nurse who spent a lot of my career working with people who have dementia, I want to thank you both for being so honest and real about how you BOTH are living with dementia as the caregiver and the “patient”. Your videos are surely reaching people who need to hear what you have to say.

[lisafarnsworth]

Thank you for these separate dementia videos on a separate channel. My husband has brain damage and we go through so much of what you are dealing with. The $$ thing is real!! My husband wanted to buy a $400 thousand submarine so that we could live on! The mood swings are EXHAUSTING!! May God continue to give us strength!

[cmkirn]

I am so sorry if you’re getting hate messages. You are doing an INCREDIBLE service. Love you both so much 💗💗💗💗💗

[Abc-]

I have been diagnosed with dementia myself so let me tell you what an awesome loving couple you are.❤️
I don’t drive anymore and I turned everything financial to my daughter. I don’t even keep my debit or credit card because I know I will get to the point 😢where I can’t make good choices.
Your channel helps me.

[Barbara-fycs]

As a retired RN I have full understanding of what it is like; I have not experienced dementia on a personal level. I watch because I love how you present dementia Homelife with Jason. It's real and hard. SHAME on those who criticize anything you say and do. I respect you very much.

[jeangraceNpeace]

Leslie, I'm one of your subscribers who is not caring for anyone with dementia. I'm here to learn from you and Jason in case my future includes caring for, or ministering to (I'm a newly ordained lay Chaplain), families who have loved ones with dementia. Thank you so much for sharing your and Jason's journey with us. These insights are like a pebble that's thrown in a pond... they will go out far and wide but you may never know what shore they land on. God bless you both and thank you for being so vulnerable. I'm sure you're helping more people than you know! ❤

[lindathompson]

My husband had dementia and passed from it two years ago. We were together from high school and were married 52 years. A resource that helped me was Teepa Snow's videos. She was a great help in my learning those little tactics that make things go a little easier. Jason is lucky you are an experienced nurse and that you are so patient. God bless you both.

[cazgalbraith]

Leslie, you put on such a good face for the camera but I can feel the internal struggle you have and the constant feeling of wanting to have a breakdown if you only had a second to yourself to do it.
You are such a strong person - you don't want to have to be, I'm sure, but yet, here you are. And you are helping more people than you know.
Thank you for being you. And don't forget to go in a corner sometimes and cry it out.
❤

[pamelaabettis]

I love that although Jason’s moods are at times hostile, his love & protectiveness for his precious wife shows through.

[kandydewey]

Hi Leslie. I never really comment but after watching this today I felt I should. I don't want you to feel alone. I was my grandmothers caregiver. She too had dementia. It was a huge struggle. All of her kids kept telling me to put her in a home especially after she got physical, but I couldn't do that to her. Everyone else gave up on her so I couldn't. When I took her license from her she actually called the police on me. We went through a lot. When you talk about money. Wow let me tell you I pray for you. It got to the point grandma was writing bad checks. Thankfully she never went on the computer. The medications they had her on were junk. Her mood never got better but it wasn't always bad. She never forgot her routine. Wake up, watch Bozo then at 10 she'd watch the price is right then her soap operas when she wasn't sleeping. Several times she'd fall asleep sitting up in her chair. I think the hardest thing was not taking things personal. Like when she'd yell at me for not making the right food or taking too long with laundry or she would just get frustrated out of the blue and would swear and call me names tell me she wishes we weren't related. That she never loved me. She hated that she had to take care of me when mom and dad separated. I knew that wasn't her, but having those words come from her mouth was heartbreaking. I learned not to cry in front of her because that made matters worse. There was a lot. Never ending stories. She used to constantly order out. She would forget and sometimes order lunch 3 times then get upset with me because she didn't do that. When I finally took her checkbook I seen real sadness in her eyes. Like she knew something was wrong and she was scared. Anyways I'll continue to leave a comment and remind you that you're not alone. Always remember God listens so give it to him. Some days you feel like shouting grab a pillow. Go sit on the porch in the evening and just talk to God. Let it all out. Go through the whole day with him ask him to comfort your heart and help Jason as he continues on this path laid before him. I'll continue to pray for you both. Sending love and hugs your way. God bless you both. 😌

[savedbygrace]

I’m so thankful to have found your channel. I don’t feel so alone anymore. It’s so easy for others to say “well, just do this or that” when they have no experience walking the journey with a loved one who has dementia. I find it’s not even about finding a way to balance everything because it changes so frequently. Medication change is a nightmare for sure. My husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2016 and dementia last spring. Our whole lives changed overnight it seems but so thankful that we serve a God who doesn’t change. He is by our side through every single second. Yes, this disease is such a cruel disease but God has shown us so much about who He is through this journey and for that, I will forever be thankful. Sending prayers up for you as a caregiver because it is so very hard. Sending prayers up for the medication changes to level out. The mood changes seem to be the hardest for me because it’s not who my husband is and when he realizes that he has said or done something that hurt me (he never intends to hurt my feelings), it breaks his heart. 40 yrs of marriage and still feeling blessed to have him by my side. He still tries to take care of me. Hang in there and know that you’ve got followers who do understand and pray for y’all.

[susanjoyce]

Leslie, I’m a retired nurse and I was a caregiver for my husband… being a caregiver turns it all upside down. God is good, he does prepare us for what we’re going to need. You have people out here rooting for you.

[beccalee]

I am listening to prepare myself in the event that I will be faced with caring for a loved one with dementia. This is extremely educational. Please know that you are providing a great service for those of us who haven’t experienced living with someone with dementia. Thank you!

[sharlenehenry]

Walking on eggshells is so my life. 👍. So many things is nice to know that I’m not alone. It’s hard. No one knows unless they have walked in our shoes. You are my lifeline. Thank you for that. ❤️

[terrybouck]

Be strong Leslie, you do such a great caring job.

[sherriwalters]

It saddens me to know that people are being unkind…You are helping so many and you are both lovely!!! Jason looks like he’s lost a little weight in his face. He’s adorably funny…I enjoy seeing this! 🙏🌹

[raydavis]

I’m a hospice chaplain - deal with dementia all the time. You do you - don’t worry what others (including “experts” like me) think!

[ritacollins]

Jason, you have a brilliant sense of humour, yr quick, and witty, GO JASON!!