Comments on: Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 5: How to Talk with Aging Parents When They Can’t Speak http://tenderlovingeldercare.com/family-caregivers-communication-class-part-5-how-to-talk-with-aging-parents-when-they-cant-speak Become a skilled family caregiver while providing TLC for your aging parents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Linda Abbit http://tenderlovingeldercare.com/family-caregivers-communication-class-part-5-how-to-talk-with-aging-parents-when-they-cant-speak/comment-page-1#comment-1111 Linda Abbit Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:39:03 +0000 http://tenderlovingeldercare.com/?p=122#comment-1111 Dear Lori, Thank you for sharing your situation. It must be very trying for both you and your Mom right now. My Mom was living cross-country, so I didn't experience this stage with her while it was happening, but my Dad did. I hope your Mom's aphasia doesn't increase quickly and you can have these "silly" conversations for a long time. Dear Lori,

Thank you for sharing your situation. It must be very trying for both you and your Mom right now. My Mom was living cross-country, so I didn’t experience this stage with her while it was happening, but my Dad did. I hope your Mom’s aphasia doesn’t increase quickly and you can have these “silly” conversations for a long time.

]]> By: SpaceAgeSage -- Lori http://tenderlovingeldercare.com/family-caregivers-communication-class-part-5-how-to-talk-with-aging-parents-when-they-cant-speak/comment-page-1#comment-1109 SpaceAgeSage -- Lori Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:15 +0000 http://tenderlovingeldercare.com/?p=122#comment-1109 Great information again, Linda! My mom has radically reduced her speaking in the last 6 months. With her aphasia, she will say a similar word or say the name of an object next to the one she really means. If she means wrist, she may say ankle; if she means chair, she may say table; if she means deer, she may say elk. It makes communication a guessing game sometimes, which can become frustrating on both sides of the conversation. It's like learning another way of communicating. Thankfully for now, it just takes more effort, and we can connect eventually. Great information again, Linda!
My mom has radically reduced her speaking in the last 6 months. With her aphasia, she will say a similar word or say the name of an object next to the one she really means. If she means wrist, she may say ankle; if she means chair, she may say table; if she means deer, she may say elk. It makes communication a guessing game sometimes, which can become frustrating on both sides of the conversation. It’s like learning another way of communicating. Thankfully for now, it just takes more effort, and we can connect eventually.

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