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wife was diagnosed with frontal lobe 2.5 years ago. thought i could handle this myself today she said I wish *** this is the breaking point for me. absolutely overwhelmed where do i go?
Caring for an estranged grandmother with rapidly progressing Alzheimer’s, no POA, and an immediate need for 24/7 supervision I’m reaching out because my family has been thrown into a rapidly escalating situation, and we need advice from people familiar with the gap between realizing someone needs 24/7 care and actually…
Hello! I am a full te caregiver to my husband grandparents, who i absolutely adore! She has Alz and he lost both legs the end of last year, beginning of this year. I started helping towards the end of last year. Gma was referred to a neuro to see if she's a candidate for for treatment that stops the progression of Alz.…
Hi everyone, This is my first post. Recently, my mum was diagnosed with early-to-mid-stage Alzheimer's. She is 67. This has hit our family pretty hard, especially my dad, who has taken on the mantle of primary caregiver. I still live at home, so I am exposed to the daily realities of the condition. Lately, she has been…
My 87 y/o mother is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and lives in an apartment building that has stairs to get to her apartment. We have been looking at a smaller apartment that she could purchase that has no stairs for entry. At this point she is still able to do everything except more executive function type things…
My mom was living in an assisted living memory care facility up until she broke her hip and had surgery. The hospital she was at lied and told the rehab facility that my mom has ‘a little confusion’, so the rehab facility accepted her to be transferred there. The hospital did not tell the rehab facility the severity of her…
My mother lives with me and has early stage Alzheimer's. My dad lives close by on his own and is getting testing for dementia. My mom has been really depressed for the last few months. It's hard on everyone but my husband does not understand how to talk with and have patience for my mom. I am not sure what to do. Does…
My mom has EO and she insists that we need to go grocery shopping every single day. Not in the sense that she is aware it is daily and believes it to be a daily task, but that she asks constantly, for hours at a time. Daily. It doesn't matter how much food we have she just wants to go. She will open the fridge and say "we…
Hello! I have been on here for about a month or so now and have found everyone so very helpful. I have some thoughts I’d like to share and hopefully someone can give some insight into whether or not it would help my situation. So my dad has VD, or so we have been told. He is in a NH that he hates and he “WANTS TO GO HOME”.…
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