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Hi Kelly, thanks for sharing your story. I can understand how you feel watching your loved one suffer, especially with Alzheimer’s dementia. Caring for someone who has that disease is a roller coaster ride. They go through outbursts of emotions and it is hard for them because they don’t understand what is going on. Sometimes, they could not control such outbursts that they hit their caregivers. I have a resident in the Alzheimer’s unit, a little woman weighing barely 100 lbs, who can give a punch like a boxer. There was one incident that the LNA was helping her get dressed, she was so sweet and laughing, and the next minute, unexpectedly, hit the LNA on the cheek. The family felt bad or embarrassed but we could not fault the resident. It is

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