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The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5 was her only brother. She became restless and wandered from room to Snooping can be a sign room, opening closets. My aunt was DEAR ABBY: I have a sugges- abigail very annoyed and embarrassed by tion for “Wondering in Cleveland,” her behavior. I thought her unchar- Everyone have whose Aunt Irene goes prowling van buren acteristic behavior was caused by through drawers during family grief. gatherings. Rather than excluding It turned out my mother was in the a fun and safe summer! her from future family get- •dear abby early stages of Alzheimer’s. togethers, how about leaving notes Alzheimer’s patients live in a state in all the drawers that say something VIEW, NEWPORT BEACH, CA- of confusion. They prowl around like, “Hello, Aunt Irene. We hope LIF. trying to find something that makes that all our drawers pass your in- DEAR ABBY: My grandmother sense to them. They misplace valu- spection!” is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s ables and look in drawers and clos- That ought to embarrass her disease. Before it became obvious ets for them, and they also forget enough to get her to cut it out with- to those who weren’t aware that she what they are looking for. out having to actually confront her. had it, she would often wander Your advice to leave her out of — DAUGHTER OF ANOTHER away during dinner and other fam- family gatherings and tell her it is SNOOP IN KENTUCKY ily get-togethers. We would find her because of her behavior would be DEAR DAUGHTER: That’s a in bedrooms or bathrooms. She cruel. If she has Alzheimer’s, she cute idea — another reader sug- thought she was in her own home has no power of reasoning or logic, gested stuffing the medicine chests and not intruding on anybody. and her feelings would be very hurt. with marbles. But several people “Wondering’s” uncle may have I took my mother into my home for wrote to point out that the woman seemed embarrassed when ap- the last five years of her life. It was could have a problem far more se- proached about the situation be- the most difficult task I have ever rious than bad manners. Read on: cause he is not yet ready to divulge done, but it was character-building DEAR ABBY: You said Aunt some touchy information. I’m of- because of the patience I had to Irene was just nosy and should not fering this as food for thought that learn. Aunt Irene will need a lot of be invited back if her behavior con- may help them in understanding the love and understanding if she, too, tinued. I suspect that the poor lady aunt’s strange behavior. Locking has this disease — if that is what it may suffer from obsessive-compul- the doors to the bedrooms would is, and I’m betting she does. — sive disorder (OCD). Her behavior also be a good solution. — LAURA JAYNE IN WACO, TEXAS Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van seems too over-the-top to just be IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and that of a nosy person, and it fits DEAR ABBY: I had the same was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. someone who has OCD. If that’s the experience with my mother when Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or case, what Aunt Irene needs is pro- my uncle passed away. I took her to P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. fessional help. — ANOTHER the funeral 1,000 miles away. He TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 13, 2006 WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 14, 2006 6PM 6:30 7PM 7:30 8PM 8:30 9PM 9:30 10PM 10:30 6PM 6:30 7PM 7:30 8PM 8:30 9PM 9:30 10PM 10:30 E S E = Eagle Cable S = S&T Telephone E S E = Eagle Cable S = S&T Telephone Biography Wrestling leg- Dog Bounty Dog Bounty King Cars King Cars Crossing Jordan (TV14) Biography Wrestling leg- Dog Bounty Dog Bounty Inked Inked: Basket Criss Angel Mindfreak Crossing Jordan: With Dog Bounty Dog Bounty 36 47 A&E end. (TV G) (TVPG) (TVPG) (TVPG) (TVPG) (HD) end. 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