My cousin has a mum with early Alzeimer's. She complained that she could not persuade her mum to wash hair. It has been a month and the hair stinks.
I heard during a seminar that one patient's daughter lured her mum into the bath room, locked the door and splashed water everywhere until both women were wet. Then the resourceful daughter brought out a bubble blowing toy. The old lady sat on her bath chair happily blowing bubbles while her daughter shampooed the patient's hair. By the time the latter's hair was clean and was bathed, the daughter passed the patient to her maid to dry and dress. Then the daughter took her own bath before going back to work.
Such is life for those who love their parents who live longer lives than their brains' useful span.
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