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My father has dementia. He lives with my mom in their home, and my mom is his primary caregiver- I am his secondary caregiver. About a year ago he started having issues with incontinence. A few months ago he was determined to be mid- stage dementia. After many months of urging my mom, she agreed to hire a part time…
Hello, My 85-year-old mother-in-law with Alzheimer's lives with me and my husband. He works full-time and I am at home due to disability. We used to be able to remind her to take a shower every few days and she would grumble a little and do it. Then she started resisting more strongly. We tried asking her if there was…
Hi all, new to these forums and am my mother's primary (long-distance) caregiver since she moved into a very good MC facility in 2023. My mother is in a good way, quite positive and at peace thankfully, if alot of tiredness and some moments of frustration. As I am based in Europe and she's in the Washington, DC area, I…
It’s been awhile since I posted. My mom, 73, has been in MC for over a year. This past month she went from being okay to almost completely mute. No UTI. Her suite mate was her security/friend. But she started having bad mood swings and taking it out on my mom. My mom has since become withdrawn and just this past…
New diagnosis, no treatment or medication started yet. I am 68 and have suspected this diagnosis for almost 18 months. Felt gaslit by my family when I mentioned it. They were in denial and basically told me it was just ADHD. Now that I am diagnosed, THEY are the ones that are like deer in the headlights. Husband says…
Good evening, Returned from a week-long visit to my hometown. Went with my Mom to see my Dad (PWD) in the memory care unit 3 times while I was there. I was very happy to see he is doing better after having spent time in the hospital for medication management. He had been sleep deprived, depressed, anxious, agitated; then…
Hello, my partner's uncle has started to show the signs of early stage Alzheimer's and while I have had family members experience this in the past never someone as close as they are with their uncle. He lives in a different city and while they are trying to spend as much time there as they can I want to help however I can…
My wife is afflicted with ALZ. she still loves me but we have had difficulties over the last month or so. We always had arguments over our 46 year marriage. So she asked for help from her daughters and they have offered it. Fine. Now she is 400 miles away. But now the oldest one has taken another step. She has blocked all…
Dad was diagnosed with VD and onsight AZ almost 4 years ago. He has been in AL for the past 6 months awaiting "home renovations" and plans to move into the home when finished (depending on the day and time of course as it changes daily for him). He's doing really well and 99% of the time he absolutely loves it and the…
My cousin, with no immediate family, has been showing signs of dementia for over a year. I live in another state and cannot travel due to husband's health issue. I've talked to her friends and asked for their help,but no one wants to be the one to tell my cousin, or take her to doctor. Is there a good way for me to tell…
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