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My mother has recently been diagnosed with moderate level alzheimers. I have been able to distance myself as she has spiraled the last few years. Now, thanks to a tree falling on her house, I have been put in the middle of caring for her. She does not realize she cannot and was not caring for herself and continually…
Hi, dad lives with me and has moderate stage Alzheimer's. Despite lots of other health concerns, his progression has been very slow- I've been giving him care (first IADLs like paying bills, now progressing to physical, Hands-On hygiene and such) for a little more than a decade. In addition to this stressor, last summer I…
Please help. We moved our mom from assisted living to memory care (within the same facility) a little over 2 weeks ago. She wasn't functioning great in AL in terms of her ability to engage in activities, go on the errand trips, etc. But she was happy. She would walk around the building, say hello and chat with people and…
Thank you for the kind words and support on my earlier discussion post. Monday and Tuesday was at my wits end with Dad. Yesterday and today he has been better. I plan to go to a local Alzheimer's support group the 27th. I also talked to my PCP. My sister is another story, I explained to her I need emotional support and she…
Hi, I am new here. I hear because I know my mom has been having some congnitive decline. She has had afib (controlled) for maybe 9 years and sees a cardiologist yearly for a check up. He made an appointment with a doctor to establish her as a new patient and oddly enough she was willing to let me go with her. I wasn’t…
How are you guys keeping your parents engaged? I cannot watch my mother all the time and I find that she needs constant interaction.
Hello all! I will try to keep this brief. My mom was taken out of one nursing home without my consent back in 2021, and is now in a rehabilitation center as of April ‘26. I have POA since June 2020, but somehow non-family members allegedly have POA for 2026. I am my moms only blood family here and I need advice on how to…
Hi all, This is my first post. Just sharing. Dad (83) was diagnosed with dementia in 2024. At the time of diagnosis, he was already in hospital due to having a TIA. The doctor cautioned he had probably had dementia "for a while" which led to a rather intense conversation and mom (73) running out of the room. When dad was…
my mother is in early to mid stage of dementia from vascular changes and Alzheimer’s disease. She is either hallucinating things or dreaming g them and then insisting that they really happened. She then gets very anxious and angry about what she thinks happened Should we tell her that these things did not occur? How do we…
My Dad has FTD with limited mobility. My Mom is his primary caregiver, but she is still in denial and hasn't fully accepted the diagnosis and the situation. She is holding onto how she wants or envisioned things would be in their retirement years rather than adapting and trying to make the best of a very difficult reality.…
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