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Type 1 Diabetes / insulin pump management for my mom with alzheimer's
My 79 year old father is my 76 year old mom's (with Alzheimer's diagnosed) primary caregiver.My mom also has Type 1 diabetes with an insulin pump she is no longer able to manage independently. I live about 15 minutes away and my sister lives about 1 hour away. She is now supportive and on board with many of the suggestions…
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What to say when Mom says she wants to die, also what about my own status?
I saw my mom and dad today who live independently in their home of 20 years. I live one hour away and stop by on occasion to drop off groceries. Mom has AD for the last five years, and dad is doing alright, but has COPD and struggles occasionally with breathing and needs medications altered as it progresses. Both parents…
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Verbal abuse and neglect from mom's husband
My 75- year-old mother is suffering from dementia along with A-fib and a history of falling and losing her balance. She is living with her husband of 15 years who is an unsupportive, critical and cold man. Despite her mental deficiencies, she is ridiculed and neglected by him daily for forgetting things or not doing…
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Delusions of incest
My mother is 89 and father 91. They moved in with my sister and BIL last October. My mother has dementia and a recent CT scan of the brain showed atrophy. She is on hospice for COPD. A nurse comes out once a week to take vitals. Recently, my mother has started having delusions that my sister and my father are having an…
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New dementia diagnosis
Hello, My mom was just diagnosed with dementia. I need to know how to best support her and am looking for resources. thank you!
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FIL not cooperating with doctors orders
Good morning, my beautiful MIL has mid to advanced Ahlzheimer's my FIL is her PC caregiver. He is 87, she is 82. My FIL is very controlling and refuses to cooperate with any of the instructions her PCP, Ahlzheimer's doctor and her psychiatrist has suggested. The care that he is giving her is terrible, she rarely bathes, he…
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Mother with early stages of dementia, doesn't speak English
Hi All, My husband and I think that my mom cannot live along due to dementia. She acknowledge that we take a good care of her but complain that she is bored (she doesn't want to read, watch TV, do puzzle or craft) and feels like she is in jail. She ask almost every day to send her back to her native country where she can…
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Comment bien choisir le lieu de vie d'une personne atteinte de démence
Bonjour, Ma maman 87 ans, atteinte de démence est depuis le 15 mai dans une unité de vie protégée, à Strasbourg. Personnellement, j'habite dans les Cévennes. Comme elle avait un ami/amoureux à Strasbourg, je n'ai pas voulu l'installer près de chez moi. Mais cet ami/amoureux vient de décéder. Si elle a un "petit" cercle…
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My dad
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Later stages of dementia.
Hi I am full time carer to my mum. She was diagnosed in 2018 even tho signs were there many years before. Mum is now housebound and sleeps a lot. I am able to get her up for a few hours a day . Food has become very little. Mainly just chocolate cakes etc. she does drink protein shakes and liquids.. I don’t battle with her…
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Letter to my dad
I would like to send a letter to my dad who has early stage or maybe middle stage Alzheimer's. My stepmother moved him from Maryland to an apartment in Florida. He did not want to move. I was concerned about this and very sad, but I stayed positive and cheerful during the packing and on moving day when we said goodbye. I…
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Locking down medication
Hi all. I’m interested in learning about any kind of locked medication boxes you use to keep your loved ones safe. My mom is on a number of medications including insulin, so I need something that’s versatile and can hold more than just pill bottles. Thanks for any suggestions or recommendations.
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I have no idea what to say or do
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this is hard
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Moving Mom to Memory Care
I have been told I need to move my Mom from AL to MC because she has started wondering the halls at night. I understand why she has to move but the question is how to handle it. The place I am moving her to, suggests to take her out for the day and when I bring her back, bring her to the new place and tell her this is…
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Caring for Two
My 92-year-old father has Alzheimer’s. My 89-year-old, visually-impaired mother has been his primary caregiver until this month. My sister and I live together a mile from their home and have seen them daily for the last couple of years. Last month while my sister was out of state, I came to their home after school and…
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My mom spends hundreds on plants weekly
My mom is probably at early or middle stage Alzheimer’s. . Unfortunately her only interest is plants. When we, her daughters take her out she only wants to go buy plants and flowers. She has hundreds but forgets she has them. I think she just loves the process of picking them out and buying them. We are not sure how to…
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How to find Mom's birth certificate and divorce decree
As part of the Medicaid application according to the Elder Law attorney we need a copy of Mom's birth certificate and divorce decree. I can't find them in the house. She does not remember exactly where she was born but thinks it was either New Jersey (most likely), New York, or Connecticut. For New Jersey they require that…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 6/15/23
GOD’S LOVE AND CARE BIBLE REFLECTION Romans 8:31-32 (GNT) “…If God is for us, who can be against us? Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all! He gave us his Son—will he not also freely give us all things?” What comfort do you find in the above verse? MEDITATION God was always…
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Asking for help - lesson I just learned
So… finally having my mom getting quality medical care, there are more doctor appointments. For the first time, I couldn’t make one coming up. I was so stressed, didn’t want to reschedule (long waits for appointments). I thought about getting a car to take her there but that seemed not smart given where she is. I did…
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How do you face your own demented future?
Mom is in MC and well cared for and seemingly content. She does not know who I am but she enjoys spending time with me during my frequent visits. As her child, I stand a pretty good chance of also getting dementia and this fills me with dread. I’ve had so many ugly crying sessions thinking about a time when I may not…
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Is visiting her daughter a good idea?
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Abusive for 30+ years and now dementia
Does anyone have experience with a spouse who has been emotionally abusive and somewhat physically abusive for 30 years and now has dementia?
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New Here.
My story is very complicated. we are not sure of the stage my mother is in. She is 69. The doctor says this is too young but she was diagnosed in 2021 with the dementia. Summary is I hired an attorney to get guardianship and conservatorship of my mother, who has dementia, due to my brother's neglect. I got final in April.…
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Nursing home
Hi, My mom is at a nursing home. She has been there for a few months now. And was moved to the behavioral unit about a month or so. She have behavior issues. Now they also think she have mental issues beside her dementia. She have aggressive behavior at times, mainly toward me her main caregiver or the nursing staff. This…
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quetiapine question
Anyone know the side affects of this drug’? I been try to figure how long it takes to effective?
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new here and it's already bad
Hey yall! So, my dad's had signs of alzheimers/dementia for ages. But I moved in with him almost a yr ago, and when he got violent I immediately scheduled him an appt with his Dr...my dad's never put his hands on me. Ffw to 2 months ago, and i finally got himdiagnosed and medicated. Well, a week ago, he got violent again,…
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Mom wants to move back to her house and I need advice!
Hi, I'd love some advice. My mother has been in assisted living for over 2 years and has been saying she wants to go home to her house often (she's in the moderate stages of Alz). Recently, she's been saying it more and expects to move soon, and she has always been very opinionated and strong-willed. She can never go back…
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Overwhelmed
We never had my mother diagnosed but her symptoms began in 2014. She is 89. Last month she fell for the second time and with no ability to walk we placed her in a memory center. Despite being in a wheelchair she has tried to leave & we are now looking for a locked facility. My brother died last week & my emotions are so…