I hope that the situation with your mother and your daughter improve. That sounds tough. There are some CDs called Scripture Lullabies that might be good to add. My daughter really is soothed by them.

I’m severely allergic to lavender (get migraines) so we tend to use spices like vanilla and brown sugar to help relax us. Baking cookies was always an enjoyable time in the kitchen so it stirs good calming vibes in our house.

These last few days I started to suspect that my mom has Alzheimer’s Disease and maybe even another form of Dementia as well. She has other psychological and neurological disorders that have made it difficult see the signs and symptoms until now. Being in a rehab facility for a back fusion that went awry I’ve become her financial and medical POA. It’s given me a different view off her doings, or should I say the undone things that she’s tried to hide from everyone. I’ve contacted her neurologist but I’m going to make a box with the vanilla and brown sugar spices instead of lavender for her as well. (She also gets the migraines from lavender.) I’m also going to add scripture passages for her as well. I put a daily Bible app and access to Joyce Meyer sermons (she loves listening to her) but she has had no interest in accessing them or the various puzzles, word finds, cross word puzzles, and Sudoku she’s liked over the last couple decades. I think scripture passages and quotes from JM could help. I’ll also use the music of the girl groups from the 50’s and 60’s because she always sang and danced along to their music while cleaning when I was a kid. She seems withdrawn to the time of a young adult or even a child at times, hallucinates, and flip flops what people said in conversations with her. She’s having trouble speaking and smacks her mouth and lips together.

I feel horrible that I didn’t see things earlier but I started losing my sight quickly starting in 2011. Not being able to see has made it difficult to pick up many things. After talking with a couple of her closest friends and seeing her mail I have a better picture of my mom’s situation.

Again, thanks for posting this!

The I-Spy tube and kaleidoscope would likely work for her as well as maybe some store-bought fidget toys. We’ve found some fidget toys that are really durable and hold up against being chewed. Hopefully, others will chime in with some additional ideas.