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Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
My DH says “you think I am stupid and can’t do anything” when I try to help him out when he obviously needs help. Leave him alone and he fails. Try to help him and he hates it. Can’t win!7 -
Mom has become aggressive and mean
My mom fell and broke her hip a little over 4 weeks ago. She had early dementia with confusion for the past couple of years, but since the surgery/anesthesia her dementia has dramatically changed. Sh…5 -
Re: I am so scared
welcome. So sorry about your Mom. We understand what you are facing. Your Mom’s care and safety are the most important things. She can no longer reason. Read the book “The 36 Hour Day” which will hel…5 -
I am so scared
I'm so scared of what this diagnosis means for me and my mom. I've worked with a number of Alz patients while working in emergency psychiatric departments or adult psychiatric departments. …6 -
Emotionally and Mentally Exhausted
Hi everyone, it took me a little while to go ahead and type this ‘new discussion’, hopefully I am doing it correctly. My 78 year old mom was finally diagnosed with moderate dementia last week. My sib…5 -
Re: How much is too much?
I would say no. I don’t know how old he is, but you could just blame it on getting a little bit older or maybe a weather change depending on where you live. Or maybe acknowledging it and dismissing i…5 -
Re: MC to Nursing Home
Many MC facilities know how to care for PWDs and even work with hospice. Wandering in other rooms is common. The one thing they can’t tolerate is aggressive behavior toward staff but many times that …8 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
I would love to try that, but he often thinks I am his Ex-wife……sometimes I think .. if only 🤭6 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
I think that will be my saying now. Im nurse rachet ot a caregiver 😀5 -
Re: How much is too much?
I agree with @wose about not saying it’s the dementia and then acknowledge and dismiss it. Weather change, less daylight, age, bad sleep the night before, maybe a touch of a cold could all be used as…6
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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