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Dementia

Need help for my mom
My step father is caring for my mom who is quite advanced, she doesn’t really get any interaction with anyone, they live in a small town in Nevada so not many resources there. My step dad is slowly lo…
Asking for Help
Caregiver Health
Dementia
Started by lucyroy2
Most recent by cdgbdr
Caring for a Parent
127
Oct 1, 2024
0
5
Struggling Only Child
Hi ya'll, I've recently become a caregiver at the age of 29 as an only child for my father with dementia who is 74. He was diagnosed back in December 2023 with very little notice and had to be moved i…
Early Stage (Mild)
Burnout
Dementia
Started by C_Igoe
Most recent by Ci2Ci
Caring for a Parent
325
Sep 26, 2024
3
10
Mother causing herself ulcers yelling at my dad every day
My mom is at the stage where she is having delusions of my father cheating on her. The only new memories she seems to hold onto these days are the ones she's made up or if something happened that made…
Caregiving
Dementia
Delusions
Started by EBjax
Most recent by Quilting brings calm
Caring for a Parent
133
Sep 22, 2024
0
3
Meal Ideas
Hi everyone! My mom previously was an adventurous eater. Lately, she has trouble with finding foods she likes to eat. Her tastes have changed and she tends to just eat "junk" (chocolate, pretzels, pea…
Asking for Help
Caregiving
Dementia
Started by helpingdaughter26
Most recent by dancsfo
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
208
Sep 21, 2024
0
7
Stopped showering and talks to pictures
I am new here. My DM was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 3 years ago but is in denial. He is slowly getting worse and I think he is in stage 3-4. I have two issues: 1. He is now talking to pictures of fami…
Self-Care
Dementia
Started by Shireen
Most recent by jfkoc
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
274
Sep 9, 2024
0
9
Help With Care for My Mom & Myself
My mother was recently diagnosed with Dementia. Currently, I have in-home help which I plan to continue as much as we can. I am wondering if anyone knows of support groups (the ones I've found in my a…
Behaviors
Asking for Help
Dementia
Started by Diego11b
Most recent by mabelgirl
Caring for a Parent
141
Sep 8, 2024
0
5
Challenges over Loss of Control
Good afternoon! I'm a brand-new poster and am an only child to my 79-year-old mom with VD. She's in memory care and has been in decline for years, with bigger deficits after stroke-type symptoms and m…
Behaviors
Asking for Help
Dementia
Started by caflanaga
Most recent by SDianeL
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
167
Sep 4, 2024
0
3
Delusions have started for my PWD and I feel lost
Hi, I am the grand daughter and I help give care to my PWD. She has mid stage altzeimers dementia.I've noticed she's started to remeber false memories that didn't happen. She's started to see "animals…
Caregiving
Dementia
Delusions
Started by Joan_5704
Most recent by SDianeL
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
276
Aug 29, 2024
2
11
In-Home Respite Care
I am new to posting. My DW was diagnosed with ALZ about 5+ years ago. Her Neurologist says that she is toward end of MS ALZ. I am her only caretaker and spend nearly all of every day with her. I need …
Dementia
Started by jrman
Most recent by SteveAndy
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
444
Aug 28, 2024
0
16
The Fall
Probably the worst situation possible…91 year old with Alzheimer's now with a broken femur… http://simplebender.com/2024/08/17/joy-in-alzheimers-episode-47-the-fall/
Caregiving
Dementia
Care Options
Started by simplebender
Most recent by simplebender
Caring for a Parent
135
Aug 21, 2024
1
2
Recent dementia diagnosis
Hi all, I am a young nearly 67 yr old female. Last week I was diagnosed with dementia. Both of my parents passed from the diseasse -my mom at age 84 passed December of last year and my dad passed one …
Self-Care
Stress
Dementia
Started by WendyBlue
Most recent by Iris L.
I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
195
Aug 21, 2024
1
10
DH seems to hate me now
DH diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2020 still drives well and manages independently but lately he refuses to return from our mountain cabin or even see me because he says I’m too controlling. It d…
Stress
Dementia
Changes in Relationships
Started by GSkinner
Most recent by GSkinner
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
599
Aug 20, 2024
1
19
Sad and caring formy mom 4 years
I'm new here. I've been caring for my 85 year old mom who was diagnosed with dementia/alzheimers in 2021. She just started asking about her mom, my grandmother every night, who I also cared for when I…
Behaviors
Burnout
Grief
Started by Fuzzarilly
Most recent by gliadoc
Caring for a Parent
550
Aug 20, 2024
7
19
Feels like a series of endings and cannot find a good place anymore
I am sure there are several posts on this, but I feel like there is no end to what seems to be a constant unravelling of my parent's condition straight into the abyss. For those who are further up the…
Dementia
Started by TrumpetSwan
Most recent by TrumpetSwan
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
427
Aug 19, 2024
6
9
First-Time Poster Requesting Support
Hello to you all. This is my first time to post in the forum. I have been reading a few posts that may help me with my father. At his most-recent visit with his neurologist, we were told he was at sta…
Asking for Help
Caregiver Health
Dementia
Started by loyalandtrue86
Most recent by Quilting brings calm
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
176
Aug 19, 2024
1
2
The End of Alzheimer's
Hello, i'm new here. Months ago, my husband asked if i'd research Alzheimer's for him. He's noticing some congnitive decline. i resisted but then this book came to me: "The End of Alzheimer's" by Dr. …
Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Eating
Started by eli395
Most recent by Iris L.
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
1496
Aug 18, 2024
0
70
How big are your fiblets?
I realize this depends greatly on how much a PWD's reasoner is broken, but I think a fiblet is characterized in two ways: How big the topic is. i.e. saying that a dead person is alive (but moved far a…
Behaviors
Dementia
Started by dancsfo
Most recent by Emily 123
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
225
Aug 14, 2024
0
11
How to encourage spouse to get memory test done
I am interested in recommendations on how to encourage my spouse to get medically tested for dementia. Friends and family say I should "trick" her into getting tested. I have no good ideas how to arra…
Dementia
Started by Rugcutter
Most recent by jsps139_
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
153
Aug 12, 2024
0
8
resources for re-homing a rescue dog in Middle Tennessee
Hi folks, Thanks for all your support and wisdom. I've been lurking for months, reading and gaining support, but this is my first post. My sis and I are remotely supporting a father with ES dementia a…
Early Stage (Mild)
Asking for Help
Dementia
Started by sdepolo
Most recent by Bailey's Mom
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
177
Aug 11, 2024
1
6
Uncomfortable question
My DH watched his parents both go through Alzheimer's/Dementia and it terrified him. He always said "if I ever get like that please let me take my life". He was serious. Now he is at the beginning of …
Caregiving
Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Started by kgorlick
Most recent by starwood
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
1588
Aug 11, 2024
4
36
Asking for help( caring for a loved oned showing signs of dementia)
Hello everyone, Me & my mom would like some advice. We are currently caring for my grandma & she has been showing signs of dementia. We have been to multiple doctor appointments, just waiting to hear …
Caregiving
Caregiver Health
Dementia
Started by kera780
Most recent by David1946
I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
92
Aug 9, 2024
0
4
NY Times: How Hearing and Vision Loss Increase the Risk of Dementia
Gifted article for 30 days https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/well/mind/hearing-vision-dementia-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk4.olZa.vDIdaqXHJqa1&smid=url-share
Dementia
Research
Started by dancsfo
Most recent by sandwichone123
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
57
Aug 9, 2024
0
2
Overwhelmed with guilt & grief
It was a long road but my father in law has been living in a memory care facility close to us for about 6 weeks. Even though I know that my husband and I would be unable to care for him safely in our …
Stress
Grief
Dementia
Started by greentea47
Most recent by SusanB-dil
Caring for a Parent
125
Aug 9, 2024
2
3
Early onset VD/Alzhiemer’s
Hi all, glad I found this community. I haven’t met anyone I can relate to about my situation and it would be nice to have someone to talk to that understands. I brought my mother to the hospital the d…
Caregiving
Caregiver Health
Dementia
Started by riverqueen
Most recent by Emily 123
Caring for a Parent
118
Jul 29, 2024
1
4
When he can't stand up anymore
My dad is 81 with dementia and heart failure. He is in hospice at home. My mom (81) and myself ( I'm 50 and have severe treatment resistant depression and physical disabilities) care for him. Twice a …
Caregiving
Caregiver Health
Dementia
Started by Stori
Most recent by mrsabaldwin
Caring for a Parent
160
Jul 29, 2024
0
4
New behaviors from mom
Hi all I am new here. I live 5 hours away from my mom. She recently threw away her wedding rings including her beautiful 50 year wedding anniversary diamond rings my dad gave her. He passed away 12 ye…
Behaviors
Asking for Help
Dementia
Started by shaunalaw
Most recent by DeeinVT
Caring Long Distance
196
Jul 28, 2024
4
3
How to become a provider for my Dad
This is a long story short. New to this. Dad has Dementia pretty bad and wife kicked him out 2 weeks ago. Us kids have been trying to care but super hard with this new lifestyle for him. The other day…
Asking for Help
Dementia
Helping Family/Friends
Started by SanAntonioTX
Most recent by SanAntonioTX
Caring for a Parent
131
Jul 21, 2024
0
4
Books that were recommended to me
The Social Worker, Tessa, at The Memory Center Clinic (Dept of Neurology) at the University of Chicago Medicine recommended these 2 books to me, at Ray's appt last Fri. Have any of you checked these o…
Caregiving
Caregiver Health
Stress
Started by DinosaurRN
Most recent by Iris L.
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
568
Jul 20, 2024
4
9
Recently Diagnosed MCI - Questions Posed
Invite your thoughts on my take on MCI diagnosis: having been diagnosed with MCI and experiencing what seems to be a downward progression, having researched pretty thoroughly it seems to me that the b…
Early Stage (Mild)
Behaviors
Dementia
Started by hollis
Most recent by Indigal
I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
420
Jul 20, 2024
1
10
Personal Stigma
Why is the stigma associated with mental health, dementia, Alz, etc. so pervasive? It affects all of us, even those afflicted……
Dementia
Memory Loss
Depression
Started by simplebender
Most recent by simplebender
Caring for a Parent
59
Jul 19, 2024
0
2

Commonly Used Abbreviations

DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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Dementia

Dementia

Need help for my mom

Struggling Only Child

Mother causing herself ulcers yelling at my dad every day

Meal Ideas

Stopped showering and talks to pictures

Help With Care for My Mom & Myself

Challenges over Loss of Control

Delusions have started for my PWD and I feel lost

In-Home Respite Care

The Fall

Recent dementia diagnosis

DH seems to hate me now

Sad and caring formy mom 4 years

Feels like a series of endings and cannot find a good place anymore

First-Time Poster Requesting Support

The End of Alzheimer's

How big are your fiblets?

How to encourage spouse to get memory test done

resources for re-homing a rescue dog in Middle Tennessee

Uncomfortable question

Asking for help( caring for a loved oned showing signs of dementia)

NY Times: How Hearing and Vision Loss Increase the Risk of Dementia

Overwhelmed with guilt & grief

Early onset VD/Alzhiemer’s

When he can't stand up anymore

New behaviors from mom

How to become a provider for my Dad

Books that were recommended to me

Recently Diagnosed MCI - Questions Posed

Personal Stigma

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