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Looking for Possibly Early-Stage Intervention Guidance
Hello, I have both parents who are showing some signs of memory loss and confusion. My mother has always had issues with remembering nouns and now she has trouble remembering the slightest things. She will continue to ask anyone around her to help her remember that thing that she forgot even though they can't help her. She…
Hiring home aid
Hi, just joined. Slowly navigating taking care of my mom and making sure I'm taking moments for myself without guilt. I've been taking care of my 75yr mother with Lewy Body, she lives alone about an hour away and I'm looking to hire a home aid, for her companionship. I don't always have the mental/emotional mindset to do…
Mom on steroids
I recently found out my mom went to an emergent care maybe a week ago and received oral steroids from them. She is in cognitive decline, not diagnosed. I just alerted her primary md about it. She has had trouble sleeping, mood swings, being more aggressive and more confused. Its a nightmare. We are suppose to fly out to a…
Mother with Cognitive Decline
Its been years in the making although I didn't realize. My mom's been slowly declining but there is no diagnosis yet. My mental health is titering and feel guilty moving out of town. Its so isolating and I feel terrible for her and very alone myself. My father and I don't have any support right now. I see a therapist but I…
Mother agitation
I'm new here jst got the name of the site from my mom's Dr today my mom has been getting uti alot more due to not wanting to drink enough when my step dad not home telling her too or me and I also caught her dumping drinks out that she saying she drinking anybody have any ideas how to help with this
Alzheimer's parent who is also in mourning
We are at a loss. We are living with my mother to take care of her. She has been diagnosed with Stage 1 Alzheimer's but she seems to be declining more rapidly than we and anticipated. The big problem right now is that her husband of 60+ years just passed away a few months ago and the mourning and depression now combined…
Doing it alone Vascular dementia
My mom has vascular dementia and like many does not think she has any memory issues . She refused to go to the doctor and lives alone in a huge house with her dogs . I have someone who comes 2x a week but is usually asked to leave early as my mother does not like company. The biggest hurdle right now is the one dog who…
Mum with dementia across the pond in England
My mother lives in Bristol England and is currently in a care home, we had to admit her to a care home less than 1/4 mile from her home, she has dementia and has an history of falling. I live in Eagle Idaho and I talk with her every day, she blames me and my brother for putting her in the care home and every day she tells…
“Where’s My Daughter” moms confusion of who’s taking care of her
hi, new to this group but reading all sure helps. Need to have some suggestions how to answer my mom who insists she hasn’t seen or heard from her daughter (me) for some time. Cries because she thinks something happened to her daughter, asks why doesn’t she come home, why hasn’t she called etc… I’m right in front of her…
Caring for Mom
Hello, I’m new here and have a similar experience with my mom. She was a nurse for 45 years and will not let any caregiver, care for her because, she knows how “to care for herself “ The unfortunate thing is she isn’t caring for herself (showering, brushing teeth, taking medications). She lives with my brother and sister…
