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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 4/30/23
YOU AND I ARE LOVED! Romans 8:38-39 New Living Translation 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the…
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New format
I have just returned to the platform after a two year absence and I have to agree with the people who are saying that the new version is confusing and hard to figure out. I hope the powers that be will respond to this. It is especially creepy because we are all afraid of getting ALZ ourselves, and when something that was…
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Baby Monitor
Anyone use a baby monitor or similar device to monitor your PWD? I'm especially looking for something that works in dark when sleeping. What works/doesnt work well? Thanks!
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water water everywhere
I hope someone has an idea but no one has had to deal with this. Okay my husband has vascular dementia. He has been bedridden for 2 months. He has developed a UTI. Now he just pours his water in the bed. When he drinks it goes everywhere. He has a cup with a lid and I put a straw in it to help. I think he no longer knows…
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A Deep Discussion
I found this discussion that went pretty deep into the difficulties of caring for a loved one.
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Baker Acted! Really need some advice/input or simply support
Just to recap, my LO suffered vascular stroke March 2022, had craniotomy. Caused major cognitive decline, just like that! I'm going to list the salient points. Last Sunday LO was trying to escape our house and go home. I tried to stop him, he became aggressive, neighbor heard me screaming and called police! Police, EMS…
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"Good Luck"
If there is one phrase that I have come to hate is "Good Luck". I hear this all the time from people who don't have a clue as to what it is like to care for someone with dementia on a daily basis. Nobody understands until you have actually had to deal with this on a daily basis. They don't know what it is like witnessing…
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By LSUshad - Is it time for MC?
This is my first post. My DW was diagnosed about a year ago. She had been showing symptoms for awhile. She is 69, a retired school psychologist. I am 70. For several years I have been handling all of the financial, tax and home maintenance issues. I do almost all the cleaning and cooking. I have been giving her her…
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Update on "Just Placed my Spouse in Memory Care"
I had a rough day yesterday. Moved DW yesterday for our "3 week trial". Today I'm walking to her new home and I get a text message: "what time are you coming today". I wasn't sure she could still text legibly. I got there and she was in her room dressed well, seemed fine, not stressed, and happy to see me, like nothing had…
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Month living near his facility concludes tomorrow
What I’ve learned: A. My visits bring him smiles. B. I am smiling more interacting with him and getting to know his peers better., C. Experiencing less anxiety and depression knowing how he is physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, And in assisting him and his peers. D. Quiet residents (especially those in wheel…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 4/24/23
“TRAILING CLOUDS OF GLORY” * John 1:12 New Living Translation But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. * “Humans are more than flesh and blood. We are of the divine. We come, as Wordsworth said, ‘trailing clouds of glory…from God, who is our home.’ And when we pass from…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 4/28/23
ANGRY? SAD? OVERWHELMED? WORRIED? * John 8:12 NKJV Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” * me: We get upset. We are only human, after all. But we Christians have God's wisdom and power living inside us. We are not…
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What a Week!
WOW! What a week. My DH has frequent UTI's. Took him to Urgent Care last Saturday morning - confirmed UTI. Put on antibiotics. He got very sick and was in a lot of lower pain on Sunday night. Took to hospital emergency room Monday morning. There he was diagnosed with a second infection, Epididymitis. He was very weak and…
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Information on Methylene Blue
A good friend who spends a lot of time looking at alternate medications sent me this link about this product. I don't know a thing about it, but I thought this forum may have some information on it. Any comments are welcome! Here's what she sent: Francisco Gonzales-Lima, I believe from Univ of Texas Austin, has a lot of…
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Progress
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Musings
The Twelve Steps and me It's a good thing I am not an alcoholic, because over the past few days I have felt like I needed a drink. And needing to drink is the road to alcoholism. My life was in turmoil and I had to figure something out to help myself. I asked myself, could the 12 Steps of AA help me? I thought, "why not?"…
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By Mommafour: New Adult Day Care Experience
I finally dropped DH off this morning for his first day of Adult Day Care. I've had to call it a "Senior Activity Center" because he would refuse anything to do with "day care". He kept asking why he had to go and I explained the purpose is for good health, socialization, and to help the boredom he complains about. I…
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catheter
Will a catheter make my life easier or harder? Funny, that question is all about me.
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Showering & Bathing in MC Facility
I did a site search and found over 1,000 posts with the keywords "showering and bathing". Apparently this issue is a common with dementia patients. My wife is in her 10th month in memory care. Prior to being placed I was aware her showering had become less and less frequent. And for the last year at home she would only…
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Figit or Dementia Blanket
My DH constantly picks at his skin on his face and arms creating callus areas. He says he is not anxious or worried and he has always been a bit OCD. I purchased a figit or dementia blanket or Etsy and it has been helpful. For those looking for a distraction for your loved ones, maybe it will help.
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by Ed - Is this forum dying?
If you take away all the posts about the new format we have, it seems there are not close to as many posts as there have been since I joined over 5 years ago. It sounds logical to think people are moving to the Mayo Clinic forum, but there is not much going on there either. Has the cure for dementia been found, and I'm the…
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by Ed - An alzheimer's note
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White Crane How I've changed/ Things I've learned
The thread by Iris about being blunt got me to thinking. When I first came to this forum, I was scared, overwhelmed, and feeling very helpless. DH had been showing signs of dementia for several years before being formally diagnosed and it was wearing on me without me realizing it. When I began reading the posts on the…
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I'm having a hard time letting him always be right!
My DH is in the moderate stages of dementia. He needs help remembering almost everything, but when he asks me a question and I give him an answer, he begins arguing with me and telling me I am wrong! Yesterday he asked for help downloading the app for our newspaper so he could read it on his iPad. I did it, showed him how…
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Looking for a better forum or support site
Hi gang. You guys are all great, but this new forum makeover does not work for me. I am experiencing more frustration here than help, so I am bugging out. I will check this later to see if anyone had redirects to other sites. There is one on Facebook with very little traffic - so far- . I will post any hopeful links. Love…
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New Here
Hello, my DH was recently diagnosed with EO dementia...he is 61 yrs old. We live in Texas and was wondering if anyone knows of the difference between a DPOA or a Statutory DPOA.
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by Ed - Study: Certain Social Risks May Cause Early Death in Seniors
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/study-certain-social-risks-may-cause-early-death-in-seniors-19672
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Don't read if you're sensitive
The following is my opinion. Don't read if you are sensitive to an individual's sincere opinion. Crushed has a reputation for being blunt. I recall his thread about becoming INSTANTLY POOR when dementia is diagnosed. However, I have been observing that a lot of responses are blunted, not blunt. I would think that members…
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what meds are you giving your loved one for severe agitation?
My mother is 91 and was diagnosed 9 years ago with alzheimers dementia. She is advanced now and her agitation has been getting worse. I believe she might have undiagnosed PTSD from World War II (she was 10 on Pearl Harbor day) as she had two brothers who were shot down over Europe (both survived), She often goes into a…
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Stage 8 Tributes
To Rick and others in stage 8. May you find comfort knowing that you were loved and appreciated by your LO, even though communication of such may not have been apparent. May the angels guide you one step at a time as the days come and go. My heart goes out to you. My dad once said to me after my mom passed away, “She will…