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cell phone provider?
Has anyone tried or uses Consumer Cellular as a cellphone provider. If so is it good or bad? I'm currently with AT&T and our monthly bill just went up to the point I'm fed up. I'm a AARP member and they are always advertising it. I've got to find another provider here in OK. Please let me know any suggestions.
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bladder and bowel incontinence
My wife is on memantine and Rivastigmine. She was on namenda and then donepezil before going on Rivastigmine. Reason for changes was diaherra. Dr. said most likely caused by med, so he changed it and after a year changed it again. She also takes 1/2 a trazadone sleeping pill nightly and that could also cause bowel issues…
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Research study about caregiver grief
For those of you who like to read academic studies, this one about recognizing and managing caregiver grief relates to what most of us in this forum are experiencing. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1533317515602085
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Giving Up The House
I’ve seen some wonderful advice on this forum, so now, I’m reaching out. My H are retired. I am lucky enough not to have any health issues. My H has LBD. He doesn’t have any physical disabilities, but has cognitive issues. He still can do all the ADLs, but I am not comfortable leaving him home alone. He attends Adult Day…
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Peewee and I both tested positive for Covid 19
2 years I manged to keep Covid 19 at bay. I am so upset because my Granddaughters boyfriend caught it and Peewee caught it from him. Then I got it from Peewee Now I am out of Work for ten days. Now Peewee wants to go somewhere get out of the house, No money for Gas, Gas prices are getting to high. This is going to be the…
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Ct results
Just wondering if any of the medical folks have any opinions on what this might mean, is it a common result. I had to do the run about to get the results. Doctors office didn't have it, went to hospital and used the dpoa to get the results of course that person wasn't on location it it took 30 minutes to get it. There were…
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Progression…the road resumes its descent
In year 6 since dx, DW has been more or less stable at stage 6d, long enough to lull me into thinking things would go on like this for a seemingly indefinite period of time. But that’s not the way of AD, and of course I should know better. Here’s what I’m observing: * Weight loss. DW has become very thin—almost gaunt.…
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Off topic, but a cool thread
Add to it if'n you want. https://www.alzconnected.org/discussion.aspx?g=posts&t=2147545759
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Bill 2001(1)
Hello Bill; I was unable to find your Post in which you are discussing that Missouri Medicaid will put a lien on your house for Medicaid Recovery of their costs after your spouse dies if she has been in a nursing home . This raised some questions for me, so I did look up the topic. It turns out that if there is a surviving…
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Daycare and poo corner
Life is going along here at poo corner. I have not got the commode yet, so am still cleaning poo out of the sink. I have the routine down pretty well, checking the drain hole for a deposit, if there is one, on go the blue gloves, out comes the Clorox and we are off to the races.My husband is going downhill, his new thing…
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HT get a diagnosis
ibterry Desperate to get a diagnosis for my wife. She is 75 yo, has all the symptoms of Stage 5 Alzheimer''s, and some symptoms of Stage 6. I don''t believe she is in denial. She simply does not realize that she is in any way impaired (a condition called anosognosia). I am her sole caregiver, also her Legal Guardian and…
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Moving to Florida (OT & some vent)
Just because I’ve heard a lot about this lately IRL, and a bit here about moving in general (and DH is asleep and I have a down moment): Florida has had a huge uptick in people moving here the last couple years. Many cite their former state’s costs, and Florida’s “no state income tax.” But now there’s big pushback from…
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AlzAssoc Annual report
For those who asked; https://www.alz.org/about/annual-report
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Superalone
There was a thread about being superalone but it looks like it has been deleted. I had some thoughts about that. I just watched Glen Campbell's documentary, "I'll Be Me". Two points struck me. 1) The point was made that the cost of AD for the baby boomer generation was going to approximate our national defense budget. 2) A…
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Non spill cup/bottle for carbonated drinks?
Can anyone recommend a cup/bottle that would be spill proof for carbonated drinks? I know some of the cups/bottles are not good for carbonated drinks.
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Money moon
I find it incredible that my dw can still remember about when the checking statements come. She always starts asking if I get any statements for our checking account. Of course my answer is always they have gone digital and I get them on my phone. I try not to explain or reason. But everytime she asks I feel my anxiety…
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Time it takes for meds to kick in
My DH sits on patio or in front of Garage and just keeps talking. I don’t know if it is to himself or if he is talking to “someone” else. He ranting about one of our sons who he says stole our car. Now he doesn’t want to see him and will “shoot” him if he shows up. We have no guns. It’s almost Father’s Day and I am so sad.…
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New to the group(5)
I just need to vent- In addition to ALZ, he is also in stage 4 kidney disease and a diabetic. My husband seems to be rapidly declining and has started giving me the silent treatment for some ridiculous things. In over 50 years he has NEVER stopped talking to me. This is extremely frustrating. We were supposed to fly up for…
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Upcoming Move
New member, been dealing with this for a few years now. Bit of question / vent. Background : Me & DW have been together for about 30 years, she's from a large family, me smaller family. She's only mid stage right now, mostly functional, but can get confused easily if lots of people are all talking to her at the same time,…
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Time to just stop, not going to change
Tried to visit again today. No luck, even with friends there, my presence clearly just makes her unhappy. She was pouting, telling us she was going to Texas because "there's no reason to stay"--looking at me. Wanted the others to leave so she could lay into me. Clearly still believes I have left her for someone else. I cut…
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Sick (with covid) and depressed
I am still fairly new to this forum. As a recap, my DH was ex with MCI 18ish months ago. The neuro doc added “likely early AD”. He’s to be re-evaluated soon to see if there have been changes. The changes I see are with his mood and behavior. I tested positive for covid this morning. I’m vaxd and had 1 booster. My symptoms…
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It just doesn't matter
So your next door neighbor cared for their spouse for 20 years. You've made friends on the forum. Some of them have been doing it for more than 10 years. You have only been doing it for a year and a half, and it's hard...hard....hard. But you can't place your LO because that will mean you're weak, and you don't love your…
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Question on patterns and PWD
My wife finally moved to her MC room, and out of respite room yesterday. The window is bare now, like you might find in a hospital setting, but we can bring curtains or whatever we want. One of our daughters is shopping for window treatments, and she asked me if patterns would be upsetting for PWD. One she is considering…
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She Went to Memory Care Today
This afternoon my wife and best friend was admitted to a memory care facility. Her journey by all estimates has been short as she was only diagnosed with dementia slightly over two years ago. During a week in the hospital that ended today with her transfer to the MC facility, she had another CT that was compared to one she…
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Role of Elder Care Attorney
I am wondering about the role of a CELA in my situation. A little background: DH's diagnosis of Major Neurocognitive Disorder stems from surgery and treatment for brain cancer over 20 years ago. Post surgery / chemo & radiation he was left with compromised executive function which meant he could no longer work in his field…
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Taking meds dilemma
My DW and I are married 48 years and she has been diagnosed with ALZ. She has symptoms of stages 4 and 5. She started having delusions in October 2021. By January the delusions and hallucinations were becoming a major issue and in February she started on Aricept which seemed to help the dementia and some hallucinations. By…
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get that kid out of here
Hi all, My dh gets very mad at my grown son. He views my son as a deadbeat living off of his mom, and my son is never deferential enough for his taste. My son pays rent and helps (minimally) with the running of the household. Part of the problem is that my son remains at least partly as a backup caregiver, but my dh…
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Today is our 55th Wedding Anniversary
June 10th, 1967. I was 21 years old and he was almost 27. I had been married before and had two sons. He raised them as his own. Together we had two more children. He was funny, loving, a good provider, artistic, athletic. We enjoyed camping, hiking, fishing, traveling, bird watching, playing cards. We loved each other. We…
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update on accusations and geri psychiatrist
I have posted in the past that DH was accusing me of being unfaithful, getting very agitated, mad and hallucinating, This is not him and I never ever thought he would be like that. He was always happy, joking and laughing. Thursday he had a very bad episode. He was getting violent with a neighbor. Another neighbor came…
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Marriage(1)
I saw this on my Facebook feed this morning. Since I see everything in the light of my wife’s dementia, I thought it made some relevant points. Marriage is not what everyone thinks it is. It's not waking up early every morning to make breakfast and eat together. It's not cuddling in bed together until both of you…