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How can I handle my verbally abusive dad with sudden onset, multi-infarct dementia?

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How can I handle my verbally abusive dad with sudden onset, multi-infarct dementia?

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My dad has sudden onset, multi-infarct dementia. It is as if he suddenly has no self-censoring. He is verbally abusive and won’t “fall for” redirection. I am moving him from his current home with my mother to live with me and my husband. How do I cope with this? When he becomes paranoid, sarcastic, and abusive toward me, my mom, or my husband and won’t be redirected, what should I say? Thanks very much for any help! It’s as if Dad has suddenly turned into an abusive drunk, and I’m not sure how to handle this.

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