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Facing the Emotional Side of Caregiving
This website has helped me deal with some of my feelings, and to be kind to myself when doing so. I hope it helps you, too! https://www.caregiver.org/resource/emotional-side-caregiving "If you d…6 -
Re: Mother living with me has Dementia
I would go back and talk with the attorney again. Can you get the DPOA changed to your name? Ask about getting paid if you can’t get POA. Ask about Medicaid qualifications.1 -
Re: Mother living with me has Dementia
When mom lived with my brother she paid him rent that covered utilities and groceries out of her money ( actually I paid him since I was DPOA). She just stayed in a room in his house, nothing special…1 -
Re: Hospice Assessment in MC?
The hospice will evaluate and decide what the condition is. If they decline, and it happens you can pursue an evaluation with another hospice provider or ask to have your mom re-asessed. You can also…1 -
Re: So Frustrating
Maybe she was feeling sorrow for what has been lost. I'm feeling that right now. Just an almost unbearable heaviness. Maybe she feels it and doesn't have the regulation to control the tears…1 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
This is something of a rambling aside to the commenting above that is right on. Try to find a counselor/psychologist/social worker who is experienced with dementia and the inevitable, gradual, awful,…3 -
Re: So Frustrating
Sometimes the emotional control part of their brain is affected. Just as I may hear something that reminds me of a certain song, or even smell something that takes me back, they may have some thought…7 -
Re: Tips for taking care mom has alzheimer
My mom’s memory care gave me great advice on this. It sounds like you’re most doing it. You match her tone, and meet her where she is. “Oh yes, you are looking for your mom? Let’s see. Do you know wh…2 -
Re: Another Support Group Disappointment
@WIGO23 I'm sorry you hit another wall. Local support groups are so dependent on not just a leader who is willing and able to take charge of the group, but also who is at any given meeting. Our …3 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
Dear Don, I can relate. My DH has been in MC for almost two years but I remember those days when he was home and I felt like I would explode from the stress and sometimes ended up yelling at him or g…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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