I totally agree.

With my client, she was near-combative at times, early in my beginning
phases of caring for her (in September).

Since she is now regulated on her medications, she's become much more
agreeable, easier to manage, and, according to her friends, much more
"like her old self" (to a point).

Of course, she will never recover from this unless God decides to heal
her - but I am not holding my breath and challenging God to do so, know
what I mean? *smiles sadly*

In the meantime, the other caregiver and I try to make everything fun
for her, including bathroom and shower time, brushing her teeth, etc.

Since she's forgotten certain things that we take for granted (buttering
her own bread, that sort of thing), it's become necessary to hire
permanent live-in caregivers for her, since she wants to remain living
as independantly as possible until it becomes impossible. (Which, as I
understand early onset AD, will be sooner rather than later - she's
apparently had this for at least seven years that we know of, possibly
longer, which means she will spiral down faster as it progressively eats
away at her brain).

The sad reality is that we have so much fun playing ball together. And
soon, we're going to start playing tennis. . .

She's still very active, physically, and can out-volley me in an
instant, and she's fifteen years older than I am.

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