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Giving up on life?
My mom has started to not want to get out of bed except to use bathroom. She’s been losing weight because she’s not eating her meals and only eats small portions. I’m of the opinion to not force her …1 -
Re: Giving up on life?
yes, bring hospice in. If she’s only getting out of bed to use the restroom, she’s not doing most of her activities of daily living. Mom is on hospice and she’s spending a lot of time in bed. She’s n…3 -
Re: Guilt about memory care/Assisted living
Thanks everyone! Well he is there. Worse for me than him at first. He was out of his PRN med so the facility will need to onboard meds for him. When I brought him there he seemed ok and said I delt h…1 -
Re: Guilt about memory care/Assisted living
I am finding that move day has been up there with one of the worst in my life, and Dad calls us daily wondering why we moved him so far away. He keeps forgetting he is in the same state.2 -
Re: Loved one in facility
Thank you for your responses, they shed alot of light on the situation.1 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
I agree with the statement that it is not the person it is the dieses, but this diesis is not like a kidney diesis where you can make a big move and donate a kidney to give the patient a chance to ge…2 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
Yea..I do EVERYTHING too! It's one day at a time one issue at a time…We will get through it…Hopefully Much Stronger on the other side. I have cared for many family members so far…I feel God has been …1 -
Re: [mouth hanging open]
many people can’t face the truth about this terrible disease. Not knowing is a defense mechanism for them. Then they are shocked when the person declines and passes. So sad. I would ask her how much …8 -
Re: [mouth hanging open]
My stepchildren are in total denial and are very upset with me that I placed my DH in memory care. You have to let go of the people who don't provide support to you. I would tell your DH's stepmom th…4 -
Re: Hope we can make this board more active
thank you @ThisLife and @tigersmom for the encouragement and suggestions on how to organize. I was so glad to read your posts tonight. I had to look something up for the probate attorney and got into…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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