I went through days caring for my own mum when we would argue and become frustrated with each other which is natural is such a stressful situation. Watching these short exchanges people may not understand that it is an endless loop of confusion and lucidity and back to confusion and is exhausting from sometimes aggravation and the trauma of seeing a loved one in decline. In someway watching these vids helps me when thinking about mum
Bless him he's so trapped by his brain, he's trying to explain he wants his freedom eg he's getting told he can't eat until dinner, to go and sit down and he knows somewhere in his brain it's not what he wants, he wants to decide himself if he wants to eat, or when to sit down so so sad. This isn't a dig at daniell im aware this is how ed has to be told, but you can see how ed is so tormented bless him 😢
poor ed... :( it can be so scary to be so confused. Especially when they lose memory, fully of who they're in the house, with....:( sending YOU ALLLLL LOVE AND STRENGTH
Thank You For Sharing The HARD Moments That Can Never Be Understood By Reading A Book. Then Ya Wake Up And Get On That Ride Again😉 But Those Moments Of Clarity When Our Love Ones Understand Even For A Moment Makes It All Worth It. Always Get YOUR Rest....I Know You All Need It. Much Love To You All. Go Seize The Day!!! 💫
What the world???? How is Dan aggressive sometimes u have to be like ur their parent u don't get it it's all day everyday and some nights and I couldn't begin to understand what Ed is feeling bc I had a seizure a cpl years ago an went into cardiac arrest when I came too had no memory for awhile it came bk but I can remember wondering who I didn't know my bf of the past several years it was scary when EMS came I ran from them I thought they wanted to hurt me it's scary
What a great job yall do as caregivers and family! Sometimes with sundowners symptoms, getting the early morning sunlight will help to reset the circadian rhythm for patients.
I love this so much reminds me of my grandma before this horrible disease took her from us she lived with us until she acted out so bad and hit my mom and we had no choice but to put her in a home you both do such a great job with ED
I just think that you guys could be a little nicer to him, not trying to be mean to you guys or anything, but as a watcher sometimes seem like you guys are very short tempered when it comes to him. I could be wrong and if I am, I apologize sometimes it just seems like you guys are running out of patience . I mean no disrespect with this comment.
@andreaustin8866 do you have any experience with alzheimer/dementia? They are not being mean or short it's called redirecting. Being a caregiver is a hard and challenging.. be mindful of that before you make statements about these wonderful people
Nice sweatshirt! From Oregon. My mom does this all the time even when she's in her own home of 60 years, she doesn't think its home or anything or anybody in it. She doesn't really know who i am anymore. It is very hard for me too. But its not about me.
When the temps cool done, we’ll all feel better as Fall comes! Ed loves sitting on the porch and watching the birds and the trees blowing in the breeze!❤ Sorry, Danielle! You’re doing a great job for Ed having to stay in so much because of the heat wave.🙏
Oh Danielle you are the sweetest... it must must be upsetting for you all when you see him like this. Such a lovely man, life is not fair sometimes! Lots of love to you all ❤
It's so heart breaking 💔 to watch him on nites like this. He's so blessed to have u and Dan. I know it must be exhausting, but you guys do a awesome job at keeping him oriented. He's so blessed. It's got to be so hard. Prayers 🙏 to all of u.
Oh boy, We the viewers , at least I, really see a difference in the past few days. I am so sorry that you and Dan and Ed have to deal with this awful awful disease. It's not fair That Ed gets to live to be 92 and so many people don't, yet he has to deal with the fear of the unknown. Danielle, you and Dan are doing a fantastic job. All the trolls can sit In their houses dementia-free and do a lot of complaining about you guys...And they have no idea what they're talking about
Just be happy his sun downing isn’t the aggressive kind ….. I deal with the most severe cases of dementia and I can tell you those aggressive cases are not only the most challenging but also the saddest … 😞 hang in there ! You guys are doing an excellent job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤❤❤
Danielle, I know these are tough times when he's sundowning. Ed is blessed to have you to reassure him consistently. It seems that his mind turns to Joann when he is thinking about his old home. He must still find her in his happy memories. Love you lady. ❤
Aww you guys are great with grandpa in difficult times❤ I can imagine how rough this is on you an Dan❤ you guys are the greatest care givers to grandpa❤❤
I hope when you all old I hope someone is kind and loving to you all just like you are to him. Please I know it’s hard but, just realize someday u might just be like him. Be patient with the guy. U pray please Godsend back your son we need him so badly
@@Ginseng14 I’m married to a dr who has a largely geriatric practice, and my mother had dementia, so I’m quite familiar with the disease. Food is almost always an issue with dementia patients. They can’t be in charge of how much or when they eat. It would be like the fox guarding the henhouse. They think they’re hungry when they’re not, and they would eat themselves sick. They often want to gorge themselves on junk food after they just ate a meal. They don’t know when they feel full. This is why they can’t live independently or be in charge of anything they do. They can’t make rational decisions that are in their best interest. It’s like taking care of a toddler in many ways.
This is why we have nursing homes. Be glad his body still functions without diapers. Ed has been fortunate til now to be in early stages. But as this disease progresses, I think he will become more opinionated, more obstinate and more argumentative.
I'll assume this was the same night as Dan's last video. So sad. It's gotta be so frustrating for both sides. I can't imagine being that confused all the time, but I also know no matter how much you love them, it can get VERY frustrating sometimes. You're doing a great job Danielle. F🖕🤬 the haters. Anyone who works in Healthcare or has experienced this with their own loved ones knows your pain. Everyone else that gives you grief can kiss it, right? 😅 Hope you are well Take Care/Stay Safe ✌
Poor Ed has been getting visibly worse the past few months.
Dad you are safe you are loved you are blessed. Thank you Danielle and Dan for taking care of Ed 💜🩷
and he knows Dan stole all his money🤪
@@mjuberian and you are full of nonsense. Take your meds.
@@mjuberian and you know that how?
@@mjuberian why are you picking at my comments do you have a problem with me?
This clip made me so sad. I'm going to continue to pray for him.
I went through days caring for my own mum when we would argue and become frustrated with each other which is natural is such a stressful situation. Watching these short exchanges people may not understand that it is an endless loop of confusion and lucidity and back to confusion and is exhausting from sometimes aggravation and the trauma of seeing a loved one in decline. In someway watching these vids helps me when thinking about mum
Bless him he's so trapped by his brain, he's trying to explain he wants his freedom eg he's getting told he can't eat until dinner, to go and sit down and he knows somewhere in his brain it's not what he wants, he wants to decide himself if he wants to eat, or when to sit down so so sad. This isn't a dig at daniell im aware this is how ed has to be told, but you can see how ed is so tormented bless him 😢
Bingo!
So true poor man
I admire you guys so much, Danielle. He is so lucky to have you.
poor ed... :(
it can be so scary to be so confused. Especially when they lose memory, fully of who they're in the house, with....:(
sending YOU ALLLLL LOVE AND STRENGTH
Sundowning is so very hard, and it's nice seeing another family going through the same we did for 8 years, but we wouldn't change it for the world.
You all are doing a great job with Dr. Ed. Sending hugs and prayers. Be blessed 🙏🏽❤️
Sundowning is very hard and you always handle it well. Thank you for always sharing these kinds of moments of Grandpa Ed. Much love! 😍❤
Grandpa Ed, you are surrounded by so much love. It's okay to forget. You have so much support and love and are always safe. ❤️🙏❤️
Ed is starting to speak of going home more and more - my mother did this about one year before she passed from dementia - prayers
Thank You For Sharing The HARD Moments That Can Never Be Understood By Reading A Book. Then Ya Wake Up And Get On That Ride Again😉 But Those Moments Of Clarity When Our Love Ones Understand Even For A Moment Makes It All Worth It. Always Get YOUR Rest....I Know You All Need It. Much Love To You All. Go Seize The Day!!! 💫
Yeah the disease sure makes life hard. You and Dan are so very gracious even in the hard times.
What the world???? How is Dan aggressive sometimes u have to be like ur their parent u don't get it it's all day everyday and some nights and I couldn't begin to understand what Ed is feeling bc I had a seizure a cpl years ago an went into cardiac arrest when I came too had no memory for awhile it came bk but I can remember wondering who I didn't know my bf of the past several years it was scary when EMS came I ran from them I thought they wanted to hurt me it's scary
These times are so hard. Seems like sundowning just gets harder. Sending love and light. ❤️🙏❤️🫂♥️
Danielle you're a saint. Lots of wives would not accept having their dementia father in law live with them for 3 years. Cant be easy.
What a great job yall do as caregivers and family! Sometimes with sundowners symptoms, getting the early morning sunlight will help to reset the circadian rhythm for patients.
Just asking. I’m sure you already know. Perhaps Ed has an infection brewing. Often dementia gets worse with a UTI.
So sad to see him confused😢 so glad he has Danielle and Dan❤
It's so hard. It sucks that this malady robs a person, and it can't be stopped. Danielle and Dan❤ are doing great, caring for Ed!
Truly.🙏
Ed is very blessed to have you guys. ❤🙏
Danielle , you and Dan are absolute treasures. Thank you for showing us how this is done
Prayers go out for your family.....I pray for your strength ,wisdom , and to have peace and comfort . Love to your family !
This would be soooooo hard. Prayers 🙏🏼for you two and the whole family. 🫶🏼
I love this so much reminds me of my grandma before this horrible disease took her from us she lived with us until she acted out so bad and hit my mom and we had no choice but to put her in a home you both do such a great job with ED
Bless his heart. I hope I never get this way.
You are a great team.
Take care of each other as well as Ed. ❤
@@janespond922 Amen
Heartbreaking,
Great job taking care of grandpa. He is so blessed to have you.❤❤❤
Holy crap ! Poor darling Ed, you are both SO wonderful at helping Ed❤❤❤❤❤
I just think that you guys could be a little nicer to him, not trying to be mean to you guys or anything, but as a watcher sometimes seem like you guys are very short tempered when it comes to him. I could be wrong and if I am, I apologize sometimes it just seems like you guys are running out of patience . I mean no disrespect with this comment.
@andreaustin8866 do you have any experience with alzheimer/dementia? They are not being mean or short it's called redirecting. Being a caregiver is a hard and challenging.. be mindful of that before you make statements about these wonderful people
Nice sweatshirt! From Oregon. My mom does this all the time even when she's in her own home of 60 years, she doesn't think its home or anything or anybody in it. She doesn't really know who i am anymore. It is very hard for me too. But its not about me.
Dr. Ed warm’s my Heart 💜🙏🏻
Oh pour grandpa,i hope he will be better another day.🥰
The love this man still has for an ex he divorced years ago is amazing. ❤️
Ed forgets a lot of things but he never forgets his family and meal time😂 You are doing a wonderful job caring for Ed👍👍
Bless you, it's hard to live with, but you do extremely well considering
Unfortunately, you ain’t seen nothing yet 😢
Ed's memory seems related to his hunger. Great job Danielle ❤
When the temps cool done, we’ll all feel better as Fall comes!
Ed loves sitting on the porch and watching the birds and the trees blowing in the breeze!❤
Sorry, Danielle! You’re doing a great job for Ed having to stay in so much because of the heat wave.🙏
I suppose he was looking for a thermostat?
I love how you talk with him, great job. I wish I had your patience. You are amazing.
Oh Danielle you are the sweetest... it must must be upsetting for you all when you see him like this. Such a lovely man, life is not fair sometimes! Lots of love to you all ❤
Sweet grandpa. Hard times ❤️😢
U and Dan r doing great with Mr ed especially when he Sundowns keep doing what u do
Grandpa trusts Danielle and she ALWAYS takes care of him! ❤
It's so heart breaking 💔 to watch him on nites like this. He's so blessed to have u and Dan. I know it must be exhausting, but you guys do a awesome job at keeping him oriented. He's so blessed. It's got to be so hard. Prayers 🙏 to all of u.
Sundowning is the pits. You and Dan are Ed’s Godsend. Bless you! Love from Pennsylvania 💕🌷🐻
You are both doing so well coping with him xo Lots of love ❤
Pops gettin a little spare tire around the middle..means he has a healthy appetite..
You guys do such an awesome job he does seem to be getting a little worse and that's very sad hugs and love to all❤
Danielle, u r so wonderful wit Ed in such a difficult & mentally draining situation❤
It seems as though he thought he & Joanne were still married & he should be going back to live with her.
Danielle my heart goes out to you i can see what my father used to be excatly like Ed used to be its so sad to people go through the
You two are the best. I'm so glad, Mr. Ed has you guys.
Wow, the sundowning was long and intense! ❤
Oh boy, We the viewers , at least I, really see a difference in the past few days. I am so sorry that you and Dan and Ed have to deal with this awful awful disease. It's not fair That Ed gets to live to be 92 and so many people don't, yet he has to deal with the fear of the unknown. Danielle, you and Dan are doing a fantastic job. All the trolls can sit In their houses dementia-free and do a lot of complaining about you guys...And they have no idea what they're talking about
Ed is with his family and he is loved and very blessed to be with his family!!!!
You and Dan are a great team. It is daunting to do this alone.
I'm scared lately he's been saying he needs to get back home. That people he knew/knows are waiting for him.
You are too severe. Tone it down. I've done it. Not easy. You sound frustrated. ❤
He knows how to take her. He never forgets who she is, he gets confused about Dan but never Danielle.
My heart goes out to you all…we went through this with my dad and it’s heartbreaking. 💔
You handled that well Danielle and Dan. I know it must be hard but you are both doing a wonderful job. ❤️💙💙
Have you guys considered hiring some help to work with Pops? I feel so bad for him and all of you... 😪
Just be happy his sun downing isn’t the aggressive kind ….. I deal with the most severe cases of dementia and I can tell you those aggressive cases are not only the most challenging but also the saddest … 😞 hang in there ! You guys are doing an excellent job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤❤❤
I couldnt imagine.
Your all doing amazingly 🥰🥰🥰
Danielle, I know these are tough times when he's sundowning. Ed is blessed to have you to reassure him consistently. It seems that his mind turns to Joann when he is thinking about his old home. He must still find her in his happy memories. Love you lady. ❤
Hang in there Danielle, you two do so well with Gpop, plus you always fix him very appetizing meals so presentable too
Aww you guys are great with grandpa in difficult times❤ I can imagine how rough this is on you an Dan❤ you guys are the greatest care givers to grandpa❤❤
Bless you all
Change of tone when Dan walks in. I noticed immediately.
Yeah I noticed that but she seemed awfully short with the old man fed up.
Meaning??
@@Ethaniel_UK wrong.
@@Ethaniel_UKwho wouldn't be listening to this day in and out all the time. They are both only in their 50's and have to live like this so sad.
@@Ginseng14😂
Sending love. ❤💕
You're his angel
Awesome Danielle 🥰 and Go Ducks! Love ya all!! ❤
So happy to hear Danielle saying this is your home
To grandpa …… and this made my day …. I’m so happy . ❤
You have SO MUCH PATIENCE
I hope when you all old I hope someone is kind and loving to you all just like you are to him. Please I know it’s hard but, just realize someday u might just be like him. Be patient with the guy. U pray please Godsend back your son we need him so badly
We are having the same thing happening with Steve he doesnt remember how to do simple things love to you all ❤❤❤
@@Judy_R thank you Judy 🥰🥰🥰🥰
❤️🫂♥️🙏🫂❤️
Hi Amy love to you 🥰🥰
He's very lucky to have you guys.
Wanting to go home is a Hallmark statement of dementia, very common
You and Dan do such an incredible job with Ed ❤
Regardless the time, day, circumstance.....if he wants something to eat, let him eat❤
You guys are a delight. I enjoy watching you guys you have an awesome dad father-in-law. Danielle you are amazing.
Poor Ed his so calm even if his confused 😕 my ederly mom who's 95 also has dementia. Ed is well cared for! ( Mrs Garcia) wife of Raul
When he asks for a snack why don’t you give him one? I have heard dan not give him a snack at times when he ask. Doesn’t make sense to me.
Bc they don’t run a 24/7 diner! He would eat all day long if they let him bc he forgets that he has just eaten. He cannot make decisions for himself.
He would eat and eat and eat and get sick
@@Ginseng14 I’m married to a dr who has a largely geriatric practice, and my mother had dementia, so I’m quite familiar with the disease. Food is almost always an issue with dementia patients. They can’t be in charge of how much or when they eat. It would be like the fox guarding the henhouse. They think they’re hungry when they’re not, and they would eat themselves sick. They often want to gorge themselves on junk food after they just ate a meal. They don’t know when they feel full. This is why they can’t live independently or be in charge of anything they do. They can’t make rational decisions that are in their best interest. It’s like taking care of a toddler in many ways.
@@Ginseng14 Lol When you make a comment, anyone can reply. This is how YT works! I hope this clears up any confusion on your part! 🤣😂🤣
Did this talk of going home just start recently?
Danielle u handled that great 🫶❤️ much respect to u guys
Well done Danielle 🫶🫶🫶
This is why we have nursing homes. Be glad his body still functions without diapers. Ed has been fortunate til now to be in early stages. But as this disease progresses, I think he will become more opinionated, more obstinate and more argumentative.
I agree he will get worse and they won't be able to handle him. He was difficult when he was young so this will progress
You are a beautiful soul ❤️
Home! Bless you both
Big up to Dan and Danielle not just anyone can be a carer. edidited love to my favourite yanks from UK
You are all so patient 👏👏
If people are is lucky as Ed we all will need help if we live as long as him
Praying 🙏🏽 for your family. Bless you all
I'll assume this was the same night as Dan's last video.
So sad. It's gotta be so frustrating for both sides.
I can't imagine being that confused all the time, but I also know no matter how much you love them, it can get VERY frustrating sometimes.
You're doing a great job Danielle.
F🖕🤬 the haters.
Anyone who works in Healthcare or has experienced this with their own loved ones knows your pain.
Everyone else that gives you grief can kiss it, right? 😅
Hope you are well
Take Care/Stay Safe ✌
It's difficult. You are doing great with him, too, Danielle.❤
We love you pops ❤
ITS hard,I know.. it's like the movie 50 first dates
Our prayers to this blessed family ❤