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Bizarre medical episode
I wanted to post what happened to see if anyone else has a LO with AD who experienced this odd condition. My mother has AD. She lives in MC. The staff discovered Mom sitting and murmuring gibberish M…1 -
Re: I am so angry and I can't help it
My heart goes out to you. It is painful enough to handle your own feelings about your mom's dementia. Adding the feelings about your family members' choices and behaviors lays on another layer of emo…3 -
Re: Caregiver for parent diagnosed early in life.
She is tech savvy is some ways she has taken me off shared location several times . I have ordered a tile tracker for her car thankfully today so I will be able to keep an eye on her. Thanks for your…1 -
Caregiver for parent diagnosed early in life.
Hi, My mother (60) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s early this year. It’s been a big change for her of course but I am now her sole caregiver (F25). Running her life and taking over her finances. love …1 -
Re: MC just for meals
Hi @terei thanks for the response. No, my mom isn't doing well with ADLs.. hospice has been on board for almost a year, she is fulltime in a Broda chair. When I spoke to the hospice Chaplin, she was …1 -
Showering
My mom has Alzheimer’s and is not wanting to eat very much and does not want to shower or clean herself anymore. She gets very angry when we even mention getting in the shower. I posted here before a…1 -
mom wants to go home
what do I tell my mom when she repeatedly wants to go home, cries, says she wants to die, it's heartbreaking2 -
Coping
Hello. This is my first time ever joining any type of support group for anything. I am normally a very private person and have been debating for months on how to cope with the fact that my father has…2 -
Hi I am new here and have questions
My mom has had dementia now since 2014. She is in a Dementia group home. I am struggling with the dementia and not sure how to handle it. She just lays in her bed all the time and never walks. She is…1 -
Not eating food
Hello I am from India My grandmother has dementia she forget daily tasks but remember family members. Now she is not able to eat food Md difficulty in walking while standing she rejects to walk.She p…1
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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