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One dreadful effect of #Dementia is the possibility of extremely foul language and racist slurs. Of course there are a myriad of other nasty phrases, threats and delusions going on. Tough to care for your sweet family member who is having these episodes. Worse when 2 caregivers are young Black men. Thing is, we can’t stop it. None of this was ever part of his life or personality. His brain is broken and there are no filters during these episodes.
That crap is just part of this broken society. Put any of our brains in that state and spew out similar stuff.
I had a great uncle who suffered some relatively minor brain injuries from a work accident and he could sometimes say terrible things and then some minutes later he'd be himself again and apologize. It was heartbreaking.
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