We travel with my mother in law and it is helpful to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. We always carry extra diapers and pants in case of an accident. Leave plenty of time for bathroom before boarding the plane. We keep her in the seat between us so she won't repeat talk with strangers the whole plane ride. We pack her ipad so she can watch the plane's movie. Good luck everyone!
Oh my goodness - We JUST finished an 8-day road trip to New England with my mother-in-law and one-year old daughter for a fall foliage trip. This video would have been so helpful had we seen it in advance. Thank you so much for this content! It will be very helpful for planning our next trip.
When I brought my Great-Aunt to California it was an 8 hour flight from Detroit and 6 hour drive up through California. She was having major gastrointestinal issues and a vitamin b-12 deficiency so severe that she couldn't walk or talk. She watched Planet Earth 2 with me on the whole flight and that was great! But when we stayed in a hotel in SoCal she locked me out of the hotel room and I had to "sleep" in the lobby. I stayed up the entire night with my eyes glued on her door. The drive up was actually pretty easy! She just slept through the whole thing. She wants to go to Paris... We are thinking of taking her on a couple of short trips to places only a couple hours away to see if Paris is even in the realm of possibility, which it probably isn't. But we can dream!
Great Information...Things to think about. My mom is taking dad on one last cruise. She will have reinforcements with her. So; one sister & her son in one room, mom, dad and other sister in another room. They will leave just after Christmas...we all have been preparing for this trip. My dad is pretty steady on the meds he takes....BUT; The other day, mom wasn't looking and he threw out his pills. She didn't realize it till he started yelling for her to get out of his house...lordy. Thankfully, we all live close and got things calmed down. I can not even imagine him without good all around management let alone travel with him. Hugs to all who will travel with loved ones with dementia over the holidays...
Oh my I have learned all the above ,now I do not travel or if I do short thirty minute and back .those days are over for even visiting ..... Blessing to you all and thank you for your support and advice .....🙏💜
I took my Grandma to Oregon (from our home in Missouri) to visit with some of her siblings, nieces and nephews while she was still somewhat ambulatory and experienced some of what you described. Traveling with her was a LOT of work but I have to say in the final analysis that the results were worth the hassle in our case. She did not recognize her siblings because of not understanding how much they all had aged. Some family members were disappointed and others thought taking her to see them was pretty stupid on my part (I later found out 😉 from other family members) to waste money on the trip when she did not really recognize anyone. But even though she did not know them, she did feel the love surrounding her and enjoyed the trip. She had lived so many years of her early life on the coast and it would have been worth it if only for her to see and stick her feet into the ocean again. One unpleasant thing I can remember about the trip out there is how exhausting it was for me. Upon our arrival, the whole family gathered to greet us and in the family photo I looked like death warmed over. 😱 Not so proud of that... But so thankful for some very precious memories made on that journey.
My mom freaks out when I try to get her into the car, to go to the Dr, or the lab for tests. I can't imagine trying to actually take a trip with her. She seems content going between her bedroom, and the dining room. Sadly, I think that is how she's going to spend most of the rest of her life.
I live in Toronto Canada. My 78 yo mom has been wanting to go to Florida. (She’s never been somewhere warm in Winter before.) Once I get our passports renewed, I’d like to take her on a trip there. (It would probably be an RV road trip with 1-2 hired helpers versus airplane.) Thanks for making this video. It reminded me to put it on her ‘bucket list’!
My loved one enjoyed reading a newspaper that they normally read during a four hour flight then read the same paper coming home as I could not find a new one but that was not so important to them
Here’s an example: A Person with Dementia and their caregiver are in an airport, just checked in, gone through security and had passports checked, all that jazz, and now they’re sitting and waiting for their number to go to the depature lounge to catch their flight. The person with Dementia asks “when are we going on the plan?” The caregiver says “we need to wait for our number to be called and then we can go to the gate to get on the plane”. Five minutes later, “when are we going on the plane?”, another five minutes later, “when are we going on the plane?” How would you relieve some of the anxiety around waiting/getting somewhere on time that people with Dementia can have?
I appreciate your recommendation of my wife always having identification with her as well as my name and cell phone number. Any suggestions on how to do this? She would not remember that information was in her purse. I believe she would be embarrassed to wear an ID bracelet. Thank you.
Can I drop an idea here? As my Grandma's dementia progressed, she got to the point where she could no longer follow a movie or TV show plot yet still liked to watch TV. Something I found worked really well to entertain her were videos with pretty scenery and music. In her case, hymns were what both encouraged and entertained her. She could watch these over and over (but you would want to have more than one so it is not too monotonous even for someone with dementia) and enjoy them every time. Just a thought.
Oh that's something I didn't think about and a question that should be answered? When you make your travel tickets ask and tell of your traveling needs with the airlines your traveling with a they should give you contact phone number for your needs and assistance. I just told them why I need to get my Mom with stage 4 dementia back home for her care from Yuma Arizona to Portland, Oregon. American airlines was extremely helpful.
We travel with my mother in law and it is helpful to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. We always carry extra diapers and pants in case of an accident. Leave plenty of time for bathroom before boarding the plane. We keep her in the seat between us so she won't repeat talk with strangers the whole plane ride. We pack her ipad so she can watch the plane's movie. Good luck everyone!
Oh my goodness - We JUST finished an 8-day road trip to New England with my mother-in-law and one-year old daughter for a fall foliage trip. This video would have been so helpful had we seen it in advance. Thank you so much for this content! It will be very helpful for planning our next trip.
I have travelled with my loved one without issue but preparation is the key.
Any tips
❤this is just what I was looking for. Taking my husband back home for thanksgiving. Hoping it will happen. Will follow all this good advise.
When I brought my Great-Aunt to California it was an 8 hour flight from Detroit and 6 hour drive up through California. She was having major gastrointestinal issues and a vitamin b-12 deficiency so severe that she couldn't walk or talk. She watched Planet Earth 2 with me on the whole flight and that was great! But when we stayed in a hotel in SoCal she locked me out of the hotel room and I had to "sleep" in the lobby. I stayed up the entire night with my eyes glued on her door. The drive up was actually pretty easy! She just slept through the whole thing.
She wants to go to Paris... We are thinking of taking her on a couple of short trips to places only a couple hours away to see if Paris is even in the realm of possibility, which it probably isn't. But we can dream!
Great Information...Things to think about. My mom is taking dad on one last cruise. She will have reinforcements with her. So; one sister & her son in one room, mom, dad and other sister in another room. They will leave just after Christmas...we all have been preparing for this trip.
My dad is pretty steady on the meds he takes....BUT; The other day, mom wasn't looking and he threw out his pills. She didn't realize it till he started yelling for her to get out of his house...lordy. Thankfully, we all live close and got things calmed down. I can not even imagine him without good all around management let alone travel with him.
Hugs to all who will travel with loved ones with dementia over the holidays...
Oh my I have learned all the above ,now I do not travel or if I do short thirty minute and back .those days are over for even visiting ..... Blessing to you all and thank you for your support and advice .....🙏💜
I took my Grandma to Oregon (from our home in Missouri) to visit with some of her siblings, nieces and nephews while she was still somewhat ambulatory and experienced some of what you described. Traveling with her was a LOT of work but I have to say in the final analysis that the results were worth the hassle in our case. She did not recognize her siblings because of not understanding how much they all had aged. Some family members were disappointed and others thought taking her to see them was pretty stupid on my part (I later found out 😉 from other family members) to waste money on the trip when she did not really recognize anyone. But even though she did not know them, she did feel the love surrounding her and enjoyed the trip. She had lived so many years of her early life on the coast and it would have been worth it if only for her to see and stick her feet into the ocean again. One unpleasant thing I can remember about the trip out there is how exhausting it was for me. Upon our arrival, the whole family gathered to greet us and in the family photo I looked like death warmed over. 😱 Not so proud of that... But so thankful for some very precious memories made on that journey.
I'm so glad you have that memory. It sounds like you could've used a vacation after taking your loved one on vacation!
That would have been nice. 👍 But I think I would have settled for a nap. LOL 😂
My mom freaks out when I try to get her into the car, to go to the Dr, or the lab for tests. I can't imagine trying to actually take a trip with her. She seems content going between her bedroom, and the dining room. Sadly, I think that is how she's going to spend most of the rest of her life.
I can't get my mother to leave the house, either!
I live in Toronto Canada. My 78 yo mom has been wanting to go to Florida. (She’s never been somewhere warm in Winter before.) Once I get our passports renewed, I’d like to take her on a trip there. (It would probably be an RV road trip with 1-2 hired helpers versus airplane.) Thanks for making this video. It reminded me to put it on her ‘bucket list’!
My loved one enjoyed reading a newspaper that they normally read during a four hour flight then read the same paper coming home as I could not find a new one but that was not so important to them
OMG! We just got back to Virginia from Texas. I wish I had watched this first!
Here’s an example:
A Person with Dementia and their caregiver are in an airport, just checked in, gone through security and had passports checked, all that jazz, and now they’re sitting and waiting for their number to go to the depature lounge to catch their flight.
The person with Dementia asks “when are we going on the plan?”
The caregiver says “we need to wait for our number to be called and then we can go to the gate to get on the plane”.
Five minutes later, “when are we going on the plane?”, another five minutes later, “when are we going on the plane?”
How would you relieve some of the anxiety around waiting/getting somewhere on time that people with Dementia can have?
I would use distraction skills and redirecting to other stuff.
Thank you! This is very helpful! May God bless you for all you do to help us!
I appreciate your recommendation of my wife always having identification with her as well as my name and cell phone number. Any suggestions on how to do this? She would not remember that information was in her purse. I believe she would be embarrassed to wear an ID bracelet. Thank you.
Excellent advice 👍🧡
i loved seeing this video footage. keep going 🙂
Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻
En hoy the holidays thank u
What is a good gift idea for a mom with dementia?
Hi Julia! Next week's video is all about dementia friendly gift ideas. They are all very budget friendly, I hope it will trigger some ideas for you :)
Can I drop an idea here? As my Grandma's dementia progressed, she got to the point where she could no longer follow a movie or TV show plot yet still liked to watch TV. Something I found worked really well to entertain her were videos with pretty scenery and music. In her case, hymns were what both encouraged and entertained her. She could watch these over and over (but you would want to have more than one so it is not too monotonous even for someone with dementia) and enjoy them every time. Just a thought.
@@lauriemclean1131 LOVE this idea! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you.
Hello - Have you received your coffee cups yet?
What do I do when I have to take my demented mum to the washroom in the airport. I'm her only son and got no caregiver.
Thanks
Oh that's something I didn't think about and a question that should be answered? When you make your travel tickets ask and tell of your traveling needs with the airlines your traveling with a they should give you contact phone number for your needs and assistance. I just told them why I need to get my Mom with stage 4 dementia back home for her care from Yuma Arizona to Portland, Oregon. American airlines was extremely helpful.
Airports have "family" bathrooms that have room for one family at a time.
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