(From Feb 10th)

When dealing with someone with dementia you can find yourself exaggerating safety concerns just to try and get your point across.   I found myself in just such an occasion when I accidentally left some trail mix out on the kitchen counter that had chocolate chips as an ingredient. I woke up the next morning to find Mom feeding it to her dog Timmy.

I picked the trail mix up from the floor and said “Mom Timmy can’t eat this, it has chocolate in it.” She said “So what he likes it.” I tried my best scare tactic on her and explained “He can’t have it Mom. Chocolate is toxic to dogs, especially small ones, and he could die.” She reasoned “He eats around it.” I looked at her and said “Now how could you possibly know that?” She pointed to him and said “Does he look dead to you?!” Marion: 1 Monica: 0