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Re: Angery Mother
So sorry you are going through this. Remember it’s the disease talking, not your Mom. Anxiety causes aggression and the PWD takes it out on their primary caregiver. It’s not about her getting her way…2 -
Re: Mom lives in Independent Living Fac, needs to move to AL, hard 'No!'
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250693#Comment_250693 Thanks for the reply. I do. That’s certainly a possibility.1 -
Re: Mom lives in Independent Living Fac, needs to move to AL, hard 'No!'
The number one rule of dementia is don’t argue. This does NOT mean let her do whatever she wants! She is never going to agree to the move. You need to do what is best for her. She is not able to make…2 -
Re: Mom lives in Independent Living Fac, needs to move to AL, hard 'No!'
The way this will succeed is if you stop discussing this with her. Arrange for a facility to take her + the day of the move, tell her you are going to lunch, take her to the facility + have lunch the…3 -
Re: Mom's been in MC for a week
Glad she is getting settled in. Just be prepared when you visit that she may ask to go home. She’s may ask several times. Keep repeating that the doctor said she needs rehab, then redirect or distrac…1 -
Re: Mom's been in MC for a week
In reading your post my first thought was that this is going pretty well. And then I remembered something I have experienced: after a move to MC, it took months for me to dial down my own anxiety. I …2 -
Re: Mom's been in MC for a week
You sound so much like me. When I finally found an MC that seemed good for my mom (much like you described - and only after one that did not have quality care, but where she started in AL) the initia…1 -
Re: Mom's been in MC for a week
Thank you for the update. My DH is moving to MC next week. I pray that he adjusts.1 -
Re: Phantom Pain
Just a thought and I am definitely not a doctor. If it's not muscular and it's not connective tissue, it might be nerve inflammation. (I have sciatica due to nerve inflammation.) You can try ibuprofe…1 -
Re: Mom lives in Independent Living Fac, needs to move to AL, hard 'No!'
Unfortunately this is a common experience. It is awful—but people on this forum absolutely recognize what you are going through. Stop arguing and trying to persuade. Her brain is not functioning prop…3
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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