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Hi everyone, our family has noticed some extreme changes in our mother. Her mother passed from alzheimer’s/dementia. I’m not clear on the differences. How do we contact her doctor to evaluate them so that we can somehow help to alleviate some of the symptoms or at least make their doctor aware of the situation. She thinks…
My DH was diagnosed last year with early onset Alzheimer’s. He is 58yrs old . Retired police officer the last 5 years . He was working as a school security police officer after retirement .He was told to quit work on go on disability . Well , 14 months later denied disability twice and a court hearing coming up December…
Hello All, My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a few years back and has been getting worse. She was just diagnosed with lung cancer and we are looking into treatments/options to take. So my dilemma is, what is quality of life in the up coming few years? Any thoughts on how long till she is unable to care for herself, or…
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…
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…
Hi all, I'm glad to have found this group. I guess every ALZ story is complicated, so here's mine. I raised my younger sister and brother when our parents died at a young age. We went our separate ways for 40 years, but now both sibs are seriously ill and I am once again a caregiver. My sister has been diagnosed with…
Good morning. I recently saw an article on light therapy and helping with mood and memory. Has anyone tried a 40hz lamp? My mother has advanced Alzheimer’s, but was thinking if it helped her mood that would even be beneficial. Also any supplements that have been helpful? Thanks in advance!
Monday and Tuesday were very challenging with dad and him wanting to go to Houston. Then he switched to saying Houston is his home but he is glad he is hear because of the heat in Houston. His birthday (86) was Saturday, which was a good memory day for him. This week on Thursday go to an in-person support group, has anyone…
Hello all, Dad really wanted to come with me today as I was leaving. He hasn't done that for a while, so I was out of practice. It was also a very low staff day today. For instance, I had to ring the doorbell three times (with long wait periods in between) for someone to come let me in. So I know there's a pretty good…
I am struggling trying to keep up with my step-mother, who has been diagnosed with Dementia. In 2024 she went in for knee surgery and had a cardiac arrest. Since then it has been downhill. I feel like I'm living in the movie "Groundhog Day" living the same day over and over. I have three siblings who live closer to her,…
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