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helping a parent who lives far away
I talk to my mom everyday. She is not the same person I used to know. She has limited vocabulary and has forgotten things about my childhood. I try to engage her in easy conversations and make the phone calls meaningful. Are they supposed to be meaningful to me? or to her? I feel lost.
Mom in denial
my dad passed away last year, he had things under control, my mom lets me help up to a point but dementia continues to get worse so I am not able to get her the help she truly needs. I also believe she has been giving money to a friend on a regular basis, she is financially sound but cannot afford to hand over hundreds of…
will not take medicine
My spouse received her diagnosis about 2 and half years ago. she is not taking her prescribed medicine and if i raise the concern it is instant flare up and defensiveness. Her dementia of the altzheimer type is complicated with depression as a result of child trauma. My quesiton is how to approach the subject of taking…
Mom coming home an emotional rollercoaster
hi all i am new here, just needed to vent. my mom has been in a facility over a year now, her health is declining more and more. i just found out on top of Alzheimer's/Demetia she has only 49 percent of kidney function. I am working on bringing her home, she should be here within 2 weeks. since finding out about kidneys, i…
Legal
My DH family refused to accept he is diagnosed Alzheimer's and Aphasia, he just turned 66. His siblings are out of state. DH worked for the airline over twenty years and know how to book a flight. He left home while I was in shower, caught a flight out of state. While visiting his siblings they took him to the dr. The next…
