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Hi, I'm new to the group and looking for support. I don't know this is the right place for me. My mother is in assisted living with mild-to-moderate dementia. She lives 1/2 mile down the road from me. I’m her primary care partner and decision-maker, but I’m not providing hands-on care. I'm mentally and emotionally…
Happy May Day!! Hard to believe the year is one- third gone already. Hopefully May will will be less stormy but with more rain. We're still in a drought in most of Oklahoma. Carl, I looked at pictures of your new car. I think it's pretty and looks roomy.. Hope you enjoy it.
I am new here. Wife recently diagnosed with early dementia. How does a person cope with someone’s anger without throwing up your hands and running for the hills?
I am SO losing it. I have been at the end of my rope for years living with a spouse with uncompensated ADHD. His early AD complicated by ADHD is driving me over the edge. I was able to have him seen for neuro-cognitive rehab, but that was futile because he refuses to acknowledge he has a problem either with ADHD or AD. I…
I live far from my sister. I was requested by her friend to check in on her and was surprised at her decline. We immediately put her into assisted living. When we arrived she was open to visiting assisted living facilities but I believe she thought it would be a year away or that her same friend who called would go to the…
Just wanted to offer a couple resources I found afterwards. I wish resources for us were better promoted but if we all share what we find, it might help one person. The two I will mention are: Hilarity For Charity (commonly referred to as HFC) https://wearehfc.org/ CareYaYa https://www.careyaya.org/about I can personally…
Every so often depression rears its ugly head, throwing me off course. While helping my husband out of bed today he tells me he’s tired of sleeping under an X-ray, it hurts his legs. I calmly tell him I will make sure it doesn’t happen again. He feels better, I feel sad. He won’t remember the conversation. Live in the…
My LO is 64 with a diagnosis of EOAD. He is progressing faster than anticipated. Everyone is saying 'travel / do things / take them places'. But what I have discovered is there is a huge price to pay. Halfway through the 'experience' I see him start declining mentally. I can see it in his eyes and the disorientation…
Funny (or not) story: When my mom lived alone, 4 hours from me, and no one checking on her, she gave me permission to install a camera that could show her kitchen and livingroom area. It gave me peace of mind that I could check she was okay or at least moving into areas of her home. I was able to see she was eating dinner…
My MIL is moving into an assisted living community that contracts with a service that provides primary care through their own physicians and nurse practitioners. I'm wondering if it's best to switch her records over to them, with the obvious benefit that most of her health care visits won't require her to leave the…
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