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Way Off Topic: Solar Panels
I shall remove this Thread fairly soon. We live in Southern California. My DH is wanting to put Solar Panels on our two story house. However; we are aging, and due to my husband's condition, I do not see us staying in our big house any longer than three to six years . . . ten at the outside most and that length of time…
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snack of the day
I wanted to make something special for DW, She has to be hand fed. I found I had some very dubious looking aging melted/ solidified chocolate chips; one big block in the bag. So I put it in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup, added a little butter , put it in the microwave and carefully melted it. Once it was melted I took a pint…
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Speaking freely
Hello DH was diagnosed officially November 2021 with EOAD, but showing signs for a year prior. He is early stages: still drives to a men's game group and volunteering. We have all papers, needs, and documents in order, and that is where I feel the burden. All decisions are on me: managing money, insurance, calendars,…
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Don’t know if I can make it to the end.
I haven’t been online in awhile, just slowly taking care of DH at home with the help of my AD and hospice. He is late stage 7, can’t walk, talk, feed himself, incontinent and mostly bed bound,. With the help of my dtr we can get him up and in a wheelchair and we use a Hoyer lift to put back in bed. He is quiet, not making…
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Update: He wet himself for the first time.
DH saw his PCP yesterday and he thinks he probably had a TIA. The Dr. listed about five different tests that he could do but said he didn't want to do a "full court press" unless we were committed to having surgery if necessary. We settled on just doing an MRI. That will be done next Tuesday. DH does not remember anything…
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Something a little different - music
Check it out. Pretty good album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - The Price Of Love (Official Audio)
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Memories with no one to share them with
I was feeling sorry for myself because I was thinking of everything we had done in our life and my husband remembers none of it. I can tell others about my memories but there is no one to share them with. Then I realized that every divorced person goes thru this and I never thought of it before.
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bathroom remodel
Hello, I am planning on having our bathroom remodeled later this year. It just needs to be done. Right now it is a standard bathroom with a shower/tub. Currently, no special devices are needed for my DH to take his nightly shower. All I have thought of so far are grab bars. I read the comments regarding female hygiene and…
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Legal Documents Finally in Place
We signed wills, Medical POAs, Statutory Durable POAs, living wills today. I feel much better that we are at least in a better legal situation moving forward to whatever our future has in store for us.
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Latest on Aduhelm
Medicare officials have decided that the federal health insurance program should only cover the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm for patients who are participating in approved clinical trials. If the preliminary decision is finalized later this year, it would significantly limit the number of patients who could…
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Good morning. need to talk
Hello everyone. I am Pamela . I am 69 and Caregiver to my husband , Dan , who has Dementia... ( Vascular and possibly Alzheimers ) Diagnosed in early October 2021... so we are fairly new to this journey.. although it has been going on since 2017 and was not recognized or determined til 2021. He has been staged at 4-5 . He…
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Amping up from the butt crack of dawn
OMG OMG OMG Is this going to go on forever? Sue now wakes at 4AM, which was my only time to myself. She begins asking and repeating the same questions "tirelessly" and crescendos upward, until she is in tears. This continues the entire day. She cannot take a nap, hence I'm "on the job", with absolutely no break. The…
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Hydration
Need advice on getting her to drink
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Real numbers and scary
There were 85 Covid Deaths reported today in Maryland That makes the 7 day average 60 deaths per day What is totally scary is that we had a 7 day average of 3360 infections on Dec 22 So the known infection fatality ratio (KIFR) is 1.7% which is DELTA at its worst I ran Pennsylvania as a check and they are at 1.9% I tried…
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Genesight test
This Genesight test uses a person's DNA to supposedly help docs determine which psychotropic medications are more likely to be effective for an individual and which ones are more likely to have unwanted side effects. It's supposed to help minimize the trial and error of finding the right drug. I read that it's been…
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My husband is finally free from suffering
My 63 yr old husband passed away peacefully this morning at 12:15am. I am so grateful I was able to keep him home under the care of hospice. He was bedridden since December 5. It was so very difficult to see him fade away day by day. My younger son is extremely upset. My older son is handling it well. My husband used to…
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Simufilam
Hi, My father has AD since a year and I heard testimonials about patients who take SIMUFILAM (cassava sciences) and are improving even after a year. Does anybody has an experience with a relative taking Simufilam? Thanks!
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Reviving quarantine laughs?
My children told me this morning that Dolly Parton is pitching some new masks: WorkN925. They have rhinestones glued to the front.
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Monthly episodes
My name is Pam and I am the caregiver for my 85 yo husband with dementia. Every month, approximately the same time, my husband has these episodes when he becomes totally incoherent for approx 3 days each day is less and he eventually returns to “his” normal. At bed time while watching TV, he insists that all the channels…
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For my birthday, I dreamt 3 good looking firefighters showed up to dazzle me on my 57th birthday...
In real life, the firefighters came to our home for a lift assist because DH fell. The icing on the cake was dog diarrhea on the floor. Mix in a cranky husband who does not realize it's my birthday. My birthdays are special in a different way now. Its not quite the festivities of years past, but it is still good. I still…
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The 7 A’s of dementia
Sharing— Thanks to Iris’ mention in a Caregiver’s forum post, I went looking for more info on the 7As which I had a hard time sorting out and remembering actually. I like the linked article below. This is a very helpful explanation I had not run across yet. I see some things in the section on Altered Perception that I had…
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December, December, December, December, December, December, December
That's seven. Dec. 3 - My wife's birthday Dec. 7 - Our second oldest son's birthday Dec. 20 - My birthday Dec. 23 - Our oldest daughter's birthday Dec. 24 - Our second oldest daughter's birthday Dec. 25 - Christmas Dec. 28 - Our anniversary 64 years with the same woman. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
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Hallucinating again
This is a daily occurrence but on steroids today. DH just looked up and laughed out loud. I asked (of course ). He pointed to the open bedroom door and said those guys just drove the red car down that way. “The car, I asked?”. He said “yeah”. Then, he asked me to confirm what he saw on the other side of the room. “Those…
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Times when you decide to laugh instead of cry
Ever have those times when you could go either way, either get frustrated at your spouse or else (hopefully) just laugh it off? Recently I've been able to laugh off some of my wife's head-scratching behaviors instead of getting mad. I like myself better when I can do that. Recently she has trouble dressing, always putting…
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Nothing major, but kind of a rough day
It started out first thing this morning. I woke up in a not so good mood, then everything I needed her to do, it was "NO!". There were several things all day long that didn't go my way, and I was fed up with her. Then I tried to listen to music, but couldn't get through one song without having to get up. Then I finally…
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Hershey highway
My husband has been having accidents, two or three a day. There are so many euphemisms for fecal problems, but I believe it is because he eats all day, yoghurt, ice cream, rice pudding etc. He had radiation for prostate cancer when he was 60, so has some damage to his colon. After doing two to three loads of laundry,…
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He wet himself for the first time
Late yesterday afternoon while I was upstairs washing my face, I heard DH slowly coming up the stairs. I thought he was coming up to "check on me" like he usually does. Instead, he came in and said he had had an accident. He had wet himself and was upset. He said he didn't even know he had to go and he suddenly felt wet.…
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Need advice on making the move to MC
Any advice on making the move to MC? Should I give DH some information about the fact that we'll be making the move or just spring it on him the day we plan to move?? Any help from others who have made the move would be appreciated. DH in mid-stages, I think I have come to terms with making the decision, but still very…
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His Alzheimer's is hurting my teeth
While having my teeth cleaned a couple of days ago, I told the hygienist I was having problems with TMJ pain and also a tooth that hurts on and off. When the dentist came in, she said she thinks I am clenching my jaw at night. That would explain the jaw pain and headaches I have been having and the tooth pain. She said…
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Is this a later stage?
Sue was diagnosed 3 years ago and yes, it is a strange trip. What in the world is going on? She is now questioning familiar objects such as computer screens, sauté pans and more. She doesn't know what they are or if they are a threat. Any experiences with this?