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Moving on a bit from the previous topic - I think we resolved a couple things that my mom was upset with basically because my Dad realized he was arguing too much with my mom so she was reacting to that mostly. Now we need to learn how to use Therapeutic Fibs / Compassionate Lying and make them work for my mom. I also…
It was suggested that I post over here as the "Caring Long Distance" forum doesn't get as many views. I edited this from the original post with some more detail ... My mom has Alzheimer's which appears to be at stage 4. She lives with my Dad out of state and I'm about an hour away while my brother is closer to 2 hours. My…
Hi everyone I am new here and not sure what to say or even where to start I just feel like I am losing my sanity. I do not know if I am the only person this type of situation has ever happened to or if I really am going crazy. It is a complex story; 7 years ago, I moved in with my mom who had had a stroke and was in the…
Hello. This is my first time posting. My Mom is in LTC. She’s been there 6 months after a fall. She guilts me and wants me to let her go home. She cried today because she doesn’t think she belongs there. Her bf is wanting her to go back home too, though he complained when she lived in the home about how difficult it was.…
Prefacing with my mom seems to be in the later stages. She recently does not want to get up or stand up. In the morning, she will not want to sit up in bed. Once we get her in a sitting position, she is refusing to stand up. She would rather just sit there. When we get her up with a gait belt, she gets very angry and…
I find that in addition to feeling guilty for the pain I am causing my mom by taking away her independence, I feel a form of "survivor's" guilt, in that it is very hard for me to allow myself to enjoy basically ANYTHING. I feel guilty feeling happy when I know she is struggling with so much (grief at the loss of her…
Spouse of the loved one with dementia just passed last week. They are good with day to day activities of course have moments of grief but they keep asking when the funeral is although the funeral Was last week. Then get upset to re-live that and to then upset because they cannot remember the funeral happened. How can we…
Hello, I’m here because my dad recently got diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Everyone says “at least it’s early and there’s awhile”.. but we never really know how quickly this disease can progress. I’m worried, I’m going to lose my dad at some point. And I feel guilty too for feeling like my life is going to be…
My mom was diagnosed with early onset Posterior Cortical Atrophy (a form of Alzheimer's) around 2 years ago. She is only 59. She has been going through a pretty rapid decline and we ended up moving her into assisted living last year. Obviously this has been tough on her and it's been an emotional roller coaster, but she…
Anyone who has been following my saga knows I’ve been staying with my recently widowed mom for over a week because I became alarmed about her confusion during my last visit. At the beginning of this week, I was determined to get her into AL right away. Now after seeing 2 doctors who both basically told her she is fine and…
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