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“WHERE IS MY MOTHER?” A SIMPLE QUESTION, BUT SO HARD TO ANSWER WHEN THE PERSON’S MOTHER HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MANY YEARS.
“WHERE IS MY MOTHER?” A SIMPLE QUESTION, BUT SO HARD TO ANSWER WHEN THE PERSON’S MOTHER HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MANY YEARS.
“I AM MISSING AN IMPORTANT MEETING. CAN YOU TAKE ME?” NOT AN EASY REQUEST WHEN THE PERSON IS LONG RETIRED, AND THERE IS NO MEETING.
These types of questions are very common among those with dementia, and they pose dilemmas for caregivers and families. Do you tell the truth, possibly opening up fresh grief or crushing their sense of self? Or do you lie, and worry that trust is being eroded?
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Experts have come up with different approaches to handle these “unanswerable questions”. Depending on the questions being asked, your past experience when responding to these questions, and the nature of your relationship with the person asking the questions, any one of several approaches may be best.
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