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New to group and majorly overwhelmed
I'm trying to care for my grandmother from about 5 hours away. Her memory is declining quickly. I'm the only family to help her. I do have an aunt that lives 20 minutes away from her but my grandmoth…3 -
Re: One year to the day
GG, I am glad that you and the members of Team Peggy are still close. I can’t imagine a better way to honor her memory than the three of you talking about her. You were a great and loving advocate fo…1 -
Re: One year to the day
I gave one special ALF aide a photo print taken about three weeks before Roger died. He was in his Broda chair laughing. I also gave her a laminated memorial card with the "Footprints" pray…2 -
Re: One year to the day
Thank you @fmb It's part of my way of trying to give back to the community that helped me so much. I don't know what I would have done without everyone here. It's so hard to try to figure out ways to…1 -
Re: One year to the day
@fmb Mom passed on Nov 29. I called the director and asked how many staff members there were. I waited until after New Years on a Monday and took two large shopping bags of locally popped popcorn and…2 -
Re: The weight of the world on my shoulders
Lgasparini—my heart hurts for you. I like the idea of skilled nursing or other adult day care workers that can help in house. Suggestions like this have been made to me and my first thought was, &quo…1 -
But what if it's something that could be treated?
My mother has always been afraid of ALZ because as her own mother aged, as soon as she became moody and forgetful, her sisters insisted this was ALZ and sent her to live in a gross, smelly facility (…1 -
Re: Not sure
I can relate totally. When I was caring for my Mom (Alzheimer’s), I went on a forum and vented - nothing awful. One person just put me in my place in no uncertain terms. I was horrified and never pos…4 -
Re: Not sure
I'm so glad this group is in existence! I am the only family caretaker for my Mom who has dementia and is 91. Seems there are some days when we BOTH fight depression. She knows I'm there to see to al…5 -
Re: Confusion in transition from sleep to awake
As mom progressed, even a nap would result in a period of increased confusion upon waking. My son commented that’ every time she wakes up, it’s a brand new new day’.2
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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