Both my retired doctor uncle (who doesn't have dementia) and my father are very paranoid of the internet because neither utilize it and I was wondering if anyone else knows an elderly person who is this way? I believe they give it a lot of power because they are not familiar with it and yet they see things on television about it all the time.
Thanks, Everishlass; that all sure sounds familiar! The ones who are this way don't trust any computers at all. My dad does not trust the printed word because it comes from a computer. If he saw his doctor with a computer, I think he would freak out.
But when I whip out YouTube videos of Shirley Temple singing "Good Ship Lollypop" she loves it.
Speak with his doctor about medication for these issues...
If you really feel it would benefit your uncle, why not find him a local silver surfers' class run by responsible people and see if he enjoys it. The internet is useful but not indispensable.
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