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My mother has been showing obvious signs of some sort of cognitive decline over the last year though may have been dealing with it for longer. She is very good at hiding it because she is quite socially skilled. We had to move my father out of the house they shared and into independent living because she was getting very…
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, I am new to this forum and hoping to connect with others. My father was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Disorder a few years ago which has now advanced to full blown Dementia. Per his neurologist and as evidenced by repeating fender benders, we have reached the stage where he can no longer drive. This is a huge blow to…
I posted back in April about my mother and struggling then. My Dad had also had hip surgery and everything spiraled out of control. Anyway things did calm down once my Dad recovered and was able to better manage the concept of working with my mother instead of against her Alzheimer's. However things have of course…
Today was so horrible. My DH has Alzheimer's. This morning began with him thinking that is Mom was still alive (she's been gone for 20 years) and that I was moving in and trying to take over her house. No matter how gently I tried to tell him that it was mine and his home, the angrier he became. I don't believe he would…
For the last 4.5 years I’ve tried convincing my mom to see a doctor because I was concerned. She is unable to see her symptoms. It took behind the scenes convincing my stepdad that she was a getting worse for over a year and him finally noticing to get us to the point that we had an appointment with a geriatric doctor this…
Hi. This is my first post. It's been two years since I noticed significant changes with my DH. He is 79; I am 66. I am in great health. We've been together 37 years so I recognize what is normal with him. He has been diagnosed with MCI (Nov 2024 even though I noticed changes four years ago), but significant changes after…
My father has been declining rapidly mentally. His depression hasn't been able to be controlled with meds and he keeps getting meaner. He's in denial but sometimes I think what I say actually makes it to his thinking process sometimes but is often turned around on me and it's my fault or something I did or didn't do. I'm…
Hello everybody! My dear spouse recommended I write about my recent feelings in here to vent, maybe get some more insight. I am 26 and am the main caretaker for my mom for about 5 years now since her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2022. Her main "team" is myself, my spouse, and my best friend who moved in with us. I realized I…
Why is it when I get a quiet weekend I am more paranoid of what might come in the following days is going to be a big one. This past weekend I had 2 calls, both for an alert that dad fell AGAIN, trying to get to the bathroom or just out of bed. Both times they didn't seem worried, but I was. I mean one of the times he hit…
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