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.
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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.
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...
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.