For those of us who are organizationally challenged, one of the hardest parts about caring for someone else is keeping track of their stuff.
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TORRINGTON – For those of us who are organizationally challenged, one of the hardest parts about caring for someone else is keeping track of their stuff.
It is hard enough keeping tabs on your own belongings, and then you may have a spouse or child who thinks that you are vice president in charge of their possessions, too. Adding a care recipient who really cannot keep track of these things, especially if they have some form of dementia, can complicate things even further.
The most difficult situation is when your parent or loved one still believes they are wholly “independent”. If you try and look in their wallet, jacket, purse or pants pockets, they accuse you of snooping and prying. Then, the next time you are at the doctor’s office, Dad brings out this moth-eaten piece of cardboard that he claims is his Medicare card. You cannot read the name or the number on it, and it’s not even clear what color the thing is.