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Re: Convincing Mom to Get Help
Sorry you are going through this. I am not real good at this, so hopefully someone better than me will come along with better information. The information you shared though is very concerning. Does y…1 -
Re: delusions
I saw a movie many years ago about alcoholism. The protagonist had terrifying visual hallucinations, called delirium tremens. Those hallucinations are caused by prolonged alcohol intoxication that pr…1 -
Re: delusions
The brain is such a complex "organism." There's the conscious and subconscious, childhood trauma (even if there was trauma while in the womb), past lives, etc. We will never know. IMHO, del…1 -
Re: Dealing with paranoid delusions?
Is the doctor new or has your mom seen her/him before? If not new, call the office and explain the situation - they may prescribe a trial med (Seroquel) before the appointment.1 -
Re: Sleep, sleep, sleep.
it’s the disease. Their brains are trying to make sense of their new world and they get tired and shut down.3 -
Re: Adult Children
I have adult children to and they all react different. My oldest daughter is 47 years old and I thought was the most caring, but during covid I was caring for my wife and my mother and we also have a…2 -
Re: delusions
My mother's delusions seem to be influenced by what she sees and hears on television or hears other people say. Even with parental control blocks on many of the available TV channels at her MCF, she …4 -
Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
I think it’s because we remember for them. My husband is early stage 7. He sleeps most of the time. He eats with cuing for each bite. He’s in a wheelchair. But I visit most days. If he’s awake I tell…7 -
Re: Incontinence Underwear….Depends v/s Always
Hi bwanasil, For my dear wife, I use a 3-tier "system" for incontinence underwear. She wears the pull-up type as opposed to the type with tabs. The first tier are for around the house or at…2 -
Re: This is hard....
Yes, absolutely - sky high guilt until a friend re-framed my thinking. It really, for me and many of us, was/is not true guilt, but instead, is deep, deep heartfelt regret and grief when matters reac…4
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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