Dementia Patient Wanders, Constitute 124 Miles From Nursing Home
Alzheimer's patients are frequently capable of doing things y'all could never imagine. This human being proves ane time once again at that topographic point is more there than most of us "can" imagine.
By Bob DeMarco
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H5N1 67 yr former human being described every bit living amongst "severe dementia" wandered, I should tell walked away, from his nursing domicile as well as was works life 124 miles away inwards his domicile town.
Why is this interesting?
The atmospheric condition was wet, he was walking inwards his slippers, using a walker, as well as must bring been invisible to everyone that saw him on his 124 mile trek.
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This human being managed to walk to the autobus station as well as purchase a autobus ticket. No ane noticed he looked a fleck strange out inwards his slippers?
Think virtually it. Severe dementia, on a walker, walked to the autobus station inwards his slippers as well as bought a autobus ticket.
Lesson position out one. Alzheimer's patients are frequently capable of doing things y'all could never imagine. This human being proves ane time once again at that topographic point is more there than most of us "can" imagine.
Now imagine this. You assist an Alzheimer's patient produce things they purpose to enjoy. You guide as well as assistance them. Will they produce it? Probably.
Lesson position out two. The world actually doesn't empathize Alzheimer's as well as related dementia.
This human being is basically walking past times himself, inwards the rain, inwards his slippers, using a walker as well as no ane stopped him to assistance him or inquire him questions.
How virtually the soul that sold him the autobus ticket did he notice anything odd? Nope.
How virtually the other people inwards the autobus station? Nope. How virtually a soul riding amongst him on the bus? Nope.
How virtually someone that was driving downwards the street every bit he was walking to the autobus station? Nope.
Did the human being hold off odd? I would think so. Walking inwards his slippers, all alone, using a walker. I think this would acquire my attention.
Did anyone ask, where are y'all going, tin I assist you? Nope.
The human being made it to his domicile town but didn't "remember" where he lived. So he was wandering only about when found. 124 miles from the nursing home.
By the way. The police, local to the nursing home, were looking for him. They were looking inwards a radius virtually ane 3rd of a mile from the nursing home.
I gauge the local police describe as well as managers of the nursing domicile didn't empathize or believe that Alzheimer's patients are capable of to a greater extent than than they could imagine.
They apparently assumed he couldn't acquire far inwards his slippers as well as acre using a walker.
We bring stories hither on the ARR that exhibit only what dementia patients tin do.
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Man jumps inwards his machine inwards Texas to become catch relatives inwards Kansas. They lastly honour him 400 miles into Mexico. More there?
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Back to our missing man. Yes, he was a diabetic as well as on insulin. No, he couldn't tell anyone where he was, or how he got at that topographic point when they lastly works life him.
He did acquire at that topographic point though.
I can't assist sitting hither thinking. Why can't to a greater extent than people empathize that dementia patients are capable of to a greater extent than than "we" tin imagine.
Instead of letting them wander away, why don't nosotros assist as well as guide them to produce to a greater extent than things they purpose to produce as well as enjoyed.
Sure, if y'all inquire they volition tell NO. This is why y'all bring to help, lead, as well as gently guide.
Smile on, manus out, palm up, guide.
That is the lesson I learned from reading virtually this human being who wandered 124 miles from his nursing home.
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