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Hello, Tara I am aware that this thread is old, but it is also the reason that I joined this community. I'm interested to see how things turned out. She has touched me physically twice in the past week while we are still in the same predicament with my sister-in-law. Please let me know what you ended up doing, how your sister is doing these days, and any advise you could have for me.

Salut, Tara Although I am aware that this thread is old, it served as my inspiration for joining this community. I want to know how everything worked out. We are still in the same situation with my sister-in-law, and she has touched me physically twice in the last week. Tell me what you did, how your sister is doing now, and any advice you could have for me.

We have struggled in this area. What helped the most, is learning how to treat someone with dementia. It’s not EXACTLY the same, but enough that it turned our situation totally around. It was getting so difficult to communicate that I found myself as frustrated as my brain injured son. I can do better, he couldn’t….until I did. search online, I found them on YouTube Teepa Snow Careblazers

I would bet this is the primary reason many folks with brain injuries end up in our prisons.

One last thing… meds, particularly Gabapentin, in my sons case, was too much for his system, causing way more anger/frustration and when some vitamins like b12 were taken, or, coffee, etc., it sent him into crisis that looked like PTSD, but was physical. He wouldn’t agree with me, but they don’t prescribe to older population, especially women or those with kidney problems for that very reason.