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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 8/26/23
JESUS SAVES US * HE IS OUR SHEPHERD Isaiah 53:6-7 New King James Version 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord as laid on Him the iniquity of us all. John 10:27 NKJV 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. me: We've been compared to sheep. They…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 11/1/23
ALL MY HEART Matthew 22:37 New Living Translation 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ TODAY’S VITAMIN When we love God with all our heart, soul and mind, it means we put Him first in our lives. Nothing is more important than spending time with Him in…
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Father with dementia and mom needs help
We're not even 100% sure this is what we're dealing with, but it's very likely vascular dementia as he had stroke about 10 years ago. His memory had been on a slow decline for years, but it's definitely worse now. Unfortunately he had 2 bouts of cancer that he's in remission from, so that's further delayed a diagnosis.…
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Nursing Support for Hospital Visits
Hi All! I'm new to this group. My sister has dementia we believe due to vascular system issues. She lives in a Memory Care facility. Recently, she's had some health issues with declined responsiveness. The facility sends her to the ER via ambulance. The issue is I'm in FL and she is in MO. It frightens me that she is going…
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Advice request for what and how to keep tabs on mother in law with early memory loss living alone
My mother-in-law is beginning to enter the early stages of dementia. She seems fine on her own now, but she lives an hour away and we struggle to know when she will not be able to live on her own. We act too soon, she loses independence, too late, she could get hurt. This is our first time dealing with this and we are…
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placing Mother in a memeory care facility
Hi there, I think we need to place my Mother in a memory care facility. She ahs been with my brother and sister in law but my sister in law is having her own health issues and my brother works. How do you know what to look for? How much Medicare will cover?....
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 10/17/23
*TODAY'S VITAMIN We pray & help people as guided. Jesus taught "everyone" is our neighbor. See Luke 10:30-37 NLT for Jesus' teaching about the Good Samaritan. *I NEED TO REVIEW THIS OFTEN. How about you? 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 New Living Translation 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or…
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Setting boundaries -- family with PWD wants to visit
Looking for perspective on whether I’m being reasonable or unfair here. I’m about to tell my mom that we can no longer host my stepdad as a houseguest because it’s too stressful for our family. My mom is caregiver for my stepdad (moderate dementia, likely Alzheimer's). They live in another state. My mom wants to visit my…
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Brother diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Decline
Hi. Newbie here. My 66 yo brother has MCD. He's on one coast, I'm on the other. Quick note - our mom had dementia, our dad Alzheimers. Claimed both of them. My brother went from mild signs - forgetting words, getting lost going somewhere familiar. It seems to be getting worse. Ex, he asked me about Meals on Wheels so I…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 9/29/23
*Friends, thank you for your comments. God bless each one of you. Ronnie (Veronica Kelly Badowski) FAITH OR SINK Matthew 14:30-31 New King James Version But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and…
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Dementia? Alzheimer? How do I cope with it?
Hello... My mom lives in another country. A country which medical resources are not really up to date and sometimes not even available. I took my mom to the doctor last December and the doctor said that she had some sort of depression and that is why she kept forgetting things. She came to the US to visit me a few months…
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Guilt of supporting from afar while other family members moved in
Hello, Grateful to find this community! Like me, I'm sorry we need to be here, but I'm relieved we can all lean on each other a bit. I live hours away from my Mom. We received results today from her neurologist about her brain health and he is of the opinion she has the early signs of Alzheimer's. We aren't surprised, but…
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Living situation
I need advice. My father, whom lives about 8 hours away from me, has been struggling with what the doctors think is VD. He refuses to go to the neurologist and thinks there is nothing wrong with him, we are the crazy ones. I have toured AL and even put a deposit on one close to my home. He refuses to leave his home where…
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Finding a caregiver to visit a dementia patient in a memory care facility
Hello, I have an aunt that is living in a memory care facility she is 85. My mother ( her twin sister) and I live in a different state. We just went for a brief visit and have some concerns. Her guardian does not visit on a regular basis. Is it possible for us to hire (private pay) a person to go and visit her on a weekly…
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Parent has Alzheimer’s and is delusional
I’m very new here but I need advice, My heart is completely shatter in pieces right now. I haven’t seen my dad in months due to the distance and he just called me accusing of leaving a window open so someone can rob him of valuables, before I could tell him that it was untrue he told me to never call him again and hung up…
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How to handle difficult father who is caregiver to my mom with end stage dementia
Hey all, My mom with advanced alzheimers is still living at home with my father who is a psychiatrist, very conservative Christian, and strongly wanting to keep my mother at home as long as possible. My brother died last year so it is just my sister and I trying to support while being states away. We offered for years…
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Trying to help from out of state and feel like I'm drowning.
First of all, I'm very relieved to have found this resource. I have so many questions and worries, and many sleepless nights over the last couple weeks. I have a stepmother who was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's awhile back, so I think it's likely progressed since then (probably stage 4 now if I had to guess). I…
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My brother with Frontlube Dementia
Hi, I hope everyone is doing well. It has taken me awhile to say that I need some one to talk to that is going through the same thing that I am. About a couple of years ago, my brother was diagnosed frontlube dementia...during this time his wife had passed away. I was asked by our parents to work with him on finances and…
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What preferred solutions do you rely on to care for AD, early to late stage?
Hi everyone, I am on the younger end of the spectrum but my grandma passed last year from AD and my mother (70) is starting to have some cognitive troubles (forgetting, stopping mid-sentence). I want to do everything I can to help her and have recently moved back home with her and have put her on a regimen. I was wondering…
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I need help figuring out how often to visit
After a 20 day stay in the hospital I moved my DH to the Memory Care Unit in an Assisted Living facility. His cognition has been declining for years, confusion increased in past two years resulting in hallucinations and delusions. Medication has helped the situation. The facility is an hour and a half from our home and…
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How to Cope with Guilt
Background - I am a remote caregiver. I live short plane ride away but on a different island than my parents. My mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2016 (7 years) ago and she is in stage 6. She lives with my dad and they're both in their 80's. I am married with two kids. I have my onw business and volunteer on two…
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Early onset with my wife, kids are across the country.
Hi all, This is my very first post here. My wife is 65 y.o. and I'm 62. We live together in NH and are very happy! She was recently diagnosed as having Early Onset Alzheimer's. I'm skipping over a lot of information here, because I want to get to my point. She has 3 kids that live on the west coast. Of course I shared this…
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Agression
My parents are in AL together dad has late stage Alzheimer's he has gotten aggressive the last 2 weeks. I live in az and the rest of the family is in wi. It seems the only time I hear from anyone is when something is wrong. The manager at the facility was in tears today when my dad yelled at an aide.
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Talking to doctors
My mom is the caregiver for my dad. Even with parents permission I have not been able to get his neurologist to tell me any thing and my mom doesn’t ask technical questions about his illness. I do t know what his diagnosis even is.
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Move my Mom closer?
My Mom is on the verge of mild Alzheimers (according to her doctor it’s still mild cognitive decline, yet her short term memory is atrocious and will forget things I tell her 10 minutes prior). my issue is that I’m her only family member. I live 3+ hours away. She doesn’t have anyone where she lives, except a couple of…
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My mother is alone and isolated, 83, no diagnosis, trying to care for herself
And I am locked out. My mother probably has dementia, but it is undiagnosed. She had many mental health issues before. She jeopardized my safety and the safety of my child a few years ago. We haven't spoken in over a year and she also has all of my things personal effects except for what I could put in my car when we had…
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Support Groups - Virtual
Newbie here. I'm looking for virtual support groups for long distance caregivers. My mom was recently diagnosed with MCI and is resistant (or just flat out isn't doing) to any of the coping recommendations the doctor/social worker have made. She's a 6 hour drive away and on her own (father passed away in 2022). Although I…
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Not Wearing Fall Alert Necklace
My mom was upgraded from MCI to mild dementia a year ago by her neurologist, but won’t be evaluated again by a new neurologist until November (I hate her MA insurance!) so I am guessing based on her current symptoms that she’s probably at mid-stage dementia now. I say that because I’m guessing her being farther along the…
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Figuring out double rent
Hi there! Has anyone experienced this and how did you handle it? My In-laws currently rent. My Mother in Law is considering downsizing to an independent living apartment at a community that also has assisted and memory care available. My Father in Law has dementia and we suspect in less than a year he'll need memory care.…