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Transient Global Amnesia - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/transient-global-amnesia/symptoms-causes/syc-20378531
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Ground zero
My mom is in an assisted living memory unit 30 miles from me so I am able to get there pretty easily but it seems like there’s so much I need to do!!! Mom’s sisters are somewhat helpful but live 300+ miles from us. My youngest aunt is poa financial and medical but again I am the one doing every locally Last week I sent an…
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Rearranging living arrangements
So, when we brought my FIL back home after his fall and surgery DH and I decided we would just do what comes next and figure out the next steps from there. So we set up an area in our bedroom with a curtain between us, and it has been okay but not ideal. At the time we set all this up, we thought he might be able to be…
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Asking Other Family Members For Assistance
Hello - My father and I are the primary caregivers for my mother, 81, who has dementia (she is also blind and has cardiac issues). I am a full-time executive, who fortunately, can work remotely...so this allows me to be there for my mom and dad as much as possible. I have a sister who lives about an hour away, as well as…
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Need help(10)
Hi there I have an aunt that is in a caregiver home and she is becoming very violent. They call us at home when she’s having an episode. We are not sure what we should do and if we can find out from the doctor if she can be given a sedative. I am assuming things are going to get worse with her and what is the protocol that…
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Providers with Agendas / Vulnerability
If anyone has some feedback they think may be helpful to my situation, I will appreciate it. My mom has dementia. She (92 yo) and my Dad (95 yo) live in assisted living. This facility has notified my two siblings (neither of whom work any longer, but do NOTHING to help) and me they no longer feel they can provide the level…
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I just need to vent, thank you for letting me!
I'm 61, my LO is 87 with supposedly beginning stage dementia, but it's beyond that. She's been a narc all of her life - ALWAYS has to be about her. I'm her only child - she's all I have left, I'm all she has left, although we each have a cousin that we no longer hear from. Today was another fight, and another day of being…
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How to handle the daily hallucinations
The hallucinations my DW has been experiencing the last 4 weeks have become more frequent. The occasional “hearing & seeing” a girl calling out her name are occurring every day. She says the girl is coming into our house in the late evening- about 11:00- & my DW needs to be with her to keep her safe & play together. DW…
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Self advocation through an app
I have an idea for an app for hired (or non-primary) caregivers that I'd love some feedback on. I do not know how to create an app. My software development background is outdated. So, if this is a good idea, I'd love to work with someone who knows how to create an app. I'd like it to be available for free use. Leaving my…
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2 trips to the ER
DH ..92...for the first time wandered out of the apartment and tried to open up the car doors.We live in independent living and a neighbor noticed him and helped him lay down on the grass and they knocked on my door ( I had been napping as I have fibro and CFS )and we called EMS. DH had brain surgery 4 yrs ago and was…
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New here - Advice on how to make this situation any easier?
Hey guys Was just looking for any advice you might have to help me and my boyfriend and his dad who seems to have dementia. We don't have a diagnosis yet, we're waiting for an appointment at a memory clinic after being referred from the GP. We're in the UK but there are big waiting times, though we have just found out his…
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Abc123(3)
Just thinking about you this morning. Hoping you and your dad, and the rest of the family are hanging in there.
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What are your thoughts?
Someone said I was the Bulldozer of the dementia arena. Is that a good thing or bad?
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Glucerna and Others Recalled For Contamination
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/glucerna-oatly-drinks-among-53-203923957.html
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A safe & peaceful passage.
My momma died yesterday morning at 8:34. It was incredibly peaceful and beautiful. I was holding her hand. The nurse was here with us. She came on at 8am. I had checked on Mom at 4 am, her breathing had changed but it wasn’t alarming, just different. The new nighttime caregiver was hard asleep. I purposely made noise to…
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Any caregivers with experience with these supplements?
What are your experiences with these supplements? Any positive or negative reactions? We ordered some supplements to try out that are supposedly good for Alzheimers. Ceylon cinnamon supplements Panax ginseng supplements Lionsmane mushroom supplements Vitamin B complex, which we have already been taking due to deficiencies…
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Video room monitor for nighttime use by aides
We have 24/7 aides right now including ones who are awake during the night. Mom doesn’t make a lot of noise when she gets up since the room has a good carpet and she does not call for assistance when going to the bathroom. I am looking for recommendations for a video monitor which the aides can use at night to see when she…
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First tour of a MC facility - advice appreciated
Tomorrow, for the first time, I tour a MC facility for my mother. I admit that I'm a little nervous because this is such a big decision. I've researched general questions to ask the site director: levels of care, available staff, security, meal accommodations, housekeeping services, physical and cognitive therapies, social…
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Just need to vent ...
Today has been stressful. My mom lives with me and my family. I'm working from home so that I can provide care throughout the day (I am blessed that I am able to work remotely for the time being). Today, she doesn't know why she is here and states that she lives with her parents (who have been gone for over 55 years). She…
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Vacation and AL
Hi! Next week we are taking my mom on vacation to the beach. It’s usually (predisease) her happy place. She has been living in AL for about 1.5 months. I’m a little nervous about causing the disruption but more so about returning to AL. Any advice on how to help with the transition back to AL? Thanks!
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condom cath advice needed
I pulled a back muscle trying to roll my LO while changing his diaper. Is this a valid reason to use a condom catheter? I have no other help for this type of activity. Do condom catheters have a higher risk of UTI than with diapers? I'd like to get recommendations for the most comfortable ones to get on and off, and at a…
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Tell her how much time/effort I am putting in?
My 91 year old mom is probably at the MCI stage. Memory, cognition, understanding, word retrieval have all declined. She acknowledges she has some problems but doesn’t realize full extent. She understands enough to ask questions (“what is streaming TV? What does this section on the phone bill mean? Which way will you go to…
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New here, searching for advice
Hello, everyone. This is my first time writing here and I'm looking for a little advice for someone with a LO with MCI. Apologies in advance for a long-ish post. First, some background info: I'm a 35 year-old only child living in a different state from their 71 year-old mother, who is single and lives alone. Mom has been…
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Mom did awesome with her walker last Tuesday
The problem we keep having is that our LO won't use her walking aides or wheelchair. No matter how many times we ask her to use them, or how many times she agrees to, she will not (maybe a mix of anagsnosia and just forgetting). I hadn't really seen her using her walker since she got discharged from the hospital last…
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Dealing with Insurance Companies
I do all of my mother's business affairs, including setting up insurance, as I am sure most of you do as well. I received a letter from her prescription drug company about a pharmacy not being in network. I didn't know what that was referring to, couldn't find out anything online, so I called the company. This is for a…
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Be careful what you sign
I posted this on the spouse and partner forum, but it is probably more important here. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/28/1113134049/nursing-homes-are-suing-friends-and-family-to-collect-on-patients-bills
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Don’t understand my selfishness
Robyn seems extremely apathetic (3.5 years post diagnosis) and I’m having a really tough time getting back the aggressive, romantic person I married. I know it won’t get better. I know eventually she will leave. (I’m really trying to be realistic as bad as it sounds) So I’m looking for female email company to help me…
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New to Caregiving(2)
My husband and I are new to caregiving and my mom in law just took off down the street in a coat in 90f weather saying she needed to be with her people and heading to the home of a member of her congregation. We're in a bit over our heads and need help. Please if anyone has any advice, it's greatly appreciated. She was…
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Feeling of Guilt
My mom has been diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer's. We are in process of looking at AL facilities, in the meantime mama is living with us. I'm very close to her, she recently lost our father of 70 years, so she is alone. I am having tremendous guilt in even looking into AL places. I feel I should "Honor Thy Father…
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Frustrating Week OMG - I just want it to be over.
Dad is doing well since the three hard battles this year where each time we thought he would be gone. His mental health has improved enough where home health graduated him today from having severe mental ability loss to moderate. He also has graduated from puree food to soft foods. There is a but where I am torn. In May he…