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Re: How much information to share with DH?
Only you will know how much to divulge/share. I would take cues from your DH's reactions. I was very transparent with my DH because we both needed answers. It took almost a year to finally get a prel…3 -
Re: delusions
My DH also suffers from delusions, but I can’t think how they might be rooted in some past experiences or something he saw on TV. For months he has been quite certain that people are getting into the…4 -
Re: Convincing Mom to Get Help
There is a good chance your mother has anosognosia. She doesn’t recognize she has dementia. Her brain is broken and incapable of making those types of decisions. The decision needs to be made by the …1 -
Re: Looking for tips with sundowning episodes
welcome to the forum. You can look for Teepa Snow or Dr. Natalie videos about sundowning—but honestly your best bet is medication to tamp it down. hard to manage it by behavior modification alone. Ta…2 -
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
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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