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First visit at AL facility, eye opener
4We are in the mid-stage of dementia here probably though things are staring to change. Mobility still good but starting to lose interest in things, forgetting the bathroom routines, lots of little eating reminders. He hasn't know what state he lives in for quite a while and has no idea what day of the week it is, when he…
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How to deal with father with moderate dementia
Hi, This is my first time posting. My father was diagnosed with mild dementia in December. He has always been private about any health issues but he has started confiding in me (mostly complaining about my stepmother or how people are treating him now). He told me had gotten lost a few times when he was not going to places…
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Behavior changes
Hello! I'm new to this group and am glad to have others to give me advice. My 77 YO mom has middle-stage Alzheimer's and has been showing some new behaviors that I don't know how to handle. She has been getting angry/agitated very quickly when she realizes there is something she didn't remember. She claims that nobody told…
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What a journey and losing a father to ALZ.
I wrote this on May 12th before my dad's passing on the 31st. Little did I know he only had a couple of weeks left in this world. I was by his bedside when he took his last breath. I am super depressed and feel lost, I am also worried about my mom because she is in the same boat, but she feels "alone". I have so many…
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Disease suddenly progressing quickly
At the time of my dad's diagnosis a year and a half ago, he was living alone, still feeding himself, paying his bills, and maintaining his garden. About 6 months ago, he fell a couple times and started doing some troubling things, like trying to light his pipe from the stove with random things around the house. Even though…
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Stressed
Caring for my LO with young onset dementia, and today was a terrible day. She is so obsessed with where her spouse is. Mind you he still has to work. The constant anxiety level she is at is unbelievable. At the end of the day, I am mentally exhausted.
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 6/6/23
CALLED TO A GODLY LIFE BIBLE REFLECTION 2 Peter 1:2-3 (NIV) “Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” What are a few ways Christians…
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birthdays and Father's Day
This will be dad's 6th birthday and Father's Day since his diagnosis of Alzheimer's. He's long not known what day it is, and last year was probably the first year he couldn't recognize me even for a moment. This year he can't speak. I'll be surprised if he makes it to next year. I'll visit both days and take him some ice…
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Memory Care and Outpatient Assisted Living
Hello, Wondering if anyone has experience with a parent/spouse/LO in memory care needing to be critically hospitalized (in our case pneumonia and atelectasis) and then discharged to an assisted living facility to recover that's not their memory care home. Wondering more about the logistics here: what is the typical…
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Talking to your LO
my Husband and I just visited my dad. He is blasting me for having little conversation with my dad when I am there with him. First of all, my dad and I have never had long conversations. We had a good relationship and all but not the dad you bear your souls with. He is aware and forgetful but not conversational and so it…
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Showing signs of Dementia but refuses to go to the doctor
My mother has been showing signs of dementia for a few months now. She doesn't believe anything is wrong with her so she refuses to get help. She believes people are following her and thinks her family members are stealing from her. She comes up with these strange stories that she is famous and won a contest. My sister…
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Sleeping disorders
My mother in law was diagnosed with moderate to severe alz . She is in her late 70s and despite every attempt she spends 15-18 hours in bed. I don't see how this is ok or is it normal for that stage. Wife and I are feeling overwhelmed with this situation. Looking for some answers, a friend.
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I'm the target
My 89yr old mother has turned on me saying I'm going to hurt her, saying bills she controls & won't let me help with that are past due are my fault, she blames everything on me & is so ugly to me & follows me around picking fights. The rest of the family wants to put her in a home. She's not going to stay, I know her, most…
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How fast does it go?
I know it’s different for everyone. My mom called several times yesterday to ask what city we lived in. Later, she said she called because people were asking important information and she didn’t have it. I must have missed the voicemails, listened, and realized that’s what she was asking. her memory is going so fast. She…
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Sometimes mentally better, but is it really better?
Until earlier this year, mom's dementia seemed to be progressing. She was mostly almost catatonic. Barely talked most days. Slept a lot, extremely inactive and disoriented when awake. Then we come to find out she had some medical diagnoses that cause increased cognitive impairment. The surgeon said after we fix her up, we…
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Searching for a baby?
My mom has started exhibiting a new symptom: she is unsure where a baby is and is desperate to find it. She even wanders outside to look in our tool shed! She cannot be consoled or redirected. My dad and I do what we can to intervene but we end up just going along with it until her delusion subsides. My question to this…
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New here… needing advice
Hi everyone! I am new to this group and hoping to get some insight and support. My 73 year old mom with stage 4-5 dementia just moved in with my teenage son and I. We both sold our homes and bought one together. I work from home in a full time position. It’s only been a week and I’m exhausted and overwhelmed. She fights me…
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my mom is a different person, not the woman I know
Hi, I am new. my daughter suggested I look into support group. I read some of posts and its already helped me. my mom is 86, has host of health problems including uncontrolled diabetes but started having dementia symptoms when pandemic happened. before that, she was living in independent senior high rise apt and going to…
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Dealing with stubborn LO who won't go to the doctor
I am looking for some advice - I have 2 parents that live together and are both suffering from dementia. My father has reached the stage where he recognizes that he is mentally failing, but he is refusing to see a doctor for a definitive diagnosis, or for the possibility of medication that can help with his increasing…
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Mom just diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Pleasure to meet everyone and I'm very happy to find this group. My mother who is 78, has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's with a potential pathway of Dementia. Though this did not come as somewhat shock to myself and my siblings, we primarily found out after she was evicted from her apartment, her spouse left her…
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Mother in 3rd stage dementia with catastrophic events and I’m not included by my family members
My 5 siblings have trouble including me in discussions about my mothers health and any advice I’d like to share with mothers primary care giving by either my Sister Karen or her sister in law who we pay but has no experience with care for dementia. A few weeks ago my sister in NY city Manhattan has transported her there…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 5/30/23
CHRIST GIVES ME STRENGTH * TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE Philippians 4:13 New King James Version “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” * MEDITATION My parents were always there for my husband, our two children and me. Yet, I struggled as their caregiver, feeling sorry for myself. I thought, “Why me? Why do I have…
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Medicaid & Transportation Assistance
My mom was diagnosed with Early On-Set Alz over 10 years ago & in the past few months has declined, specifically due to a fall where she fractured her tibia which has left her bed/wheelchair bound. This has created a lot more stress for me because I am the only child that lives close enough to be of any help to my father…
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LO Aggressive & Emotional melt downs
Hi Everyone, i am new here and I am desperate for some insight. I have been my fathers primary caregiver since 2020. He is dealing with several terminal illnesses including Alzheimer’s. Within the last year his aggressive and emotional meltdowns has been more frequent. It’s as though someone turns a switch and he goes into…
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Please visit the General Caregiving board
I started a thread called Books about Alzheimer's Disease and caregiving so that members can find recommendations in one area, rather than scattered about in random threads. Please feel free to post your pertinent suggestions.
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Driving - Angry LO
I'm a newbie here. I'm immersing myself in all things Alzheimer's regarding LO being incredibly angry with me (DPOA). I took her car away in March due to a minor fender bender (and a handful of other tell-tale signs it was time). Once it was repaired, I parked it in my garage until yesterday when I sold it. My Mom was…
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Just need support
I just joined this forum and am so glad I found it. My mom is 90 and was diagnosed with ALZ 3.5 years ago. It has been a slow but steady decline. We moved her closer to us before her diagnosis to a senior facility with IL, AL, MC & SN. She started in IL and moved to AL about a year ago when she was having trouble with her…
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Help! Handling hyper chatter..?!
Hello, brave caregiver! This issue is hardly the worst thing that Dementia has to offer, but I can’t seem to find communication tips that cover it! I don’t know how how to talk to, or even around, my dad! He and my mom (87 & 86) are together in memory care. Her dementia appears pretty minor, but my dad has no short term…
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caring for mom
My mom is 84 i am not sure what stage she is in because i am not sure where to go to find this out. Her doctor does not listen so i went to the nurse practitioner. She had a CT and it shows damage to the brain in the areas of the strokes and some calcification at the base of the brain. the nurse practitioner did say it was…
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Bible Study to Lift You Up 5/20/23
GOD IS HIGHER. WE CAN TRUST HIM. Isaiah 55:9 New Living Translation 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. me: Sometimes we kinda understand why some things in our lives have happened, and other times we scratch our heads and say,…