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Frankly. The last thing I want to read and focus on is ~~ Demamtia/Altzheimers~~
It’s bad enough my husb is and always has been self centered and comes from a self centered family who NOW gather around him like he’s the king of Sheeba.…
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Dad paranoid and can’t leave house.
My dad won’t leave the house. He has never liked doctors and to get him to see a doctor to be diagnosed has been impossible. I believe he’s up to stage 6 out of 7 with this disease.…
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Family Member Doesn't Understand
My brother does not understand about sundowning and basically much of anything about what is happening to our mother and her husband. (I will use SF for stepfather) My brother does not get the…
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Positive emotion building skills for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's
Researchers at University of California, San Francisco and Northwestern University (Chicago) are testing a program for adult family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's Disease.…
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Divorce and Dementia
I have a friend, who has dementia, she and her husband have had a wonderful long marriage. Recently, I have noticed a change in her, her appetite has decreased dramatically,…
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Help for early on-set Alzheimer’s
Hello, my husband now 58 was diagnosed 4 years ago with early on-set Alzheimer’s. Unable to work, was able to qualify for disability after the long wait period.…
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Memory Care keeps trying to Gouge us with added costs
Hello, I hope someone can help me. My mom and dad have both been in memory care for 2 years. My dad was in hospice for Alzheimers for over 6 months and unfortunately passed away from Covid,…
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My mom thinks assisted living staff is stealing
My mom calls me every day to tell me that someone came into her room and stole something even her key from around her wrist. She thought that someone stole her glasses and moved them to another spot…
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How do you get a alzheimers to swallow her pills instead of chewing them?
She is 92 and can swallow her food
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Adaptive PJs: The perfect solution for those with Alzheimer's
A recent line of adaptive clothing we brought to our catalog. Check them out here. Let us know what you think ! -- Betty
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Mom with dementia wants to leave the house
What suggestions are there when your mom (who has Dementia) constantly wants to leave the house?
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How to Handle the first few weeks of a loved one entering Memory Care?
My 84 year old Mother was just admitted to a Memory Care Facility in CA. She has moderate to severe dementia for the past 2 years. This is her first time in a facility.…
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Lap blankets, shawls Homemade knit
Does anyone know where myself and some friends can donate lap blankets and shawls that are knitted. We can also knit baby blankets and has (preemie or infant) Thank you
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New girlfriend's mother has dementia, questions on how to better understand and deal with it and my GF?
As the title states my girlfriend's mother has dementia I have noticed the forgetfulness, the hoarding placing things where they don't really belong. My GF has to live with this and is getting more…
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scared
my mother has dementia and is 91 years old. She keeps crying out I'm scared someone help me. We soothe are and tell her that she is safe but does it for hours on end.
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Severe Sleep Issues
My FIL hasn't slept in 2-1/2 days and that is with his sleep meds. I have tried melatonin, trazadone and have even given him his xanax which is only as needed basis. He is so out of it right now.…
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when to place family member who has chronic alzheimer's
i've read a few items but while my sis/law has a few symptoms she doesn't have them all--my husband & are both medically disabled & just don't know how much more we can take of her verbal abuse &…
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Visiting
step-parent keeps coming up with excuses of us not coming the day before or day of visit
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How to cope with denial!
My husband has dementia. The MRI showed infarcs in two places, so that means probably strokes. He also has seizures that cause him to vomit, urinate, and deficate while walking in a daze.…
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How do you keep an elderly person secure at night?
I have seen a couple of topics around this. How do you prevent an older person(85 years) from exiting a home in the middle of the night. I do not prefer an inside deadbolt with key as I feel that is…
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My sister thinks it's dementia, doctors say it isn't
I'm not sure I'm at the right place or not, but I'm at my wits end and thought I'd start here. My mother is in her early 70's, and has always been in excellent health - until the past year or so.…
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Ending their isolation
My loved one has been in memory care ever since the lockdown started. This was very unforeseen and I wish I could take him out and bring him home. The reason of his being there,…
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Falls
my husband has not walked in 8 months but he thinks he can. He falls about everyday. how do you stop a behavior that can end him in the hospital.
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Is There a Better Solution Than Moving My Dad?
I received an email from the administrator of the facility in which my dad resides. She indicated we need to have a conversation about moving my dad over to the cbrf side.…
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Lost and Tired in Tampa, FL
Hello. New to this thought Id be a Superhero and help take care of my 86 y/o father who has had altzheimers for 9+ yrs. My mom got sick a while back so I moved in 3 yrs ago and wound up helping both…
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