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Does Anyone Else Have To Deal With A Loved One Who Has Not Accepted With What Comes Along With The Alzheimer's Diagnosis?
In ny opinion, my wife truly has not accepted everything that comes with the diagnosis. She talked about planning for the future (outside of her Alzheimer's future). Also, she just told me she does not want to go to the upcoming Alzheimer's walk because all they do there is talk about Alzheimer's.
My brother is in denial about our father having this dreadful disease. He has distanced himself away since I moved back home to help mom. Not that he helped her at all, just a quick visit over a mealā¦ read more
What Do You Say To Your Loved One If You Are Ready To Place Them In Long Term Care? This Is So Hard. I Am Exhausted.
It really depends on how much he understands. My husband was hospitalized 8 days before going to memory care. But I told him he was going to a place where he will get better care and that I would beā¦ read more
Favorite Songs That Keep You Going?? I Need A Playlist To Get Though The Hard Moments.
What are some of your favorite songs that keep you going? All songs welcomed-religious or not!! I want a playlist to listen to for the hard days and to share with other caregivers.
One day at a Time!
Also posting of the FULL version of the Serenity Prayer! So helpful to remind me on my fridge
Caregivers: Are You Taking Meds To Cope With Being A Caregiver? If So, What Are You Taking And Is It Helping?
This caregiver has been told that I should consider taking meds to deal with having two loved ones on a progression. The situation is stressful, but the whole idea is upsetting: that I should medicate myself because I'm forced to cope with two who have cognitive impairments. A prescription was called in, but when I went home and read about the possible side-effects, I decided not to pick it up and to ask what my fellow caregivers here are doing, regarding medications.
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Helen, I have just recently started taking Shaklee Stress Relief. I do find it is helping somewhat. I donāt have the restless, non sleep nights, so I do believe that is a benefit. I take many Shakleeā¦ read more
Mom Refuses To Eat. She Eats Very Minimal Amounts Of Food- Bites. Drinks Minimal. How Long Can This Go On?I Feel Like She Is Wasting Away.
Yes, 100%. As of yesterday, my mom has started to transition. š. Your words have brought comfort to my heart
How Do You Know What Stage They Are In
Youāll know the stages as they occur. I donāt believe any person with ALZ move through the āstagesā the same or at the same pace. As you read many articles they explain symptoms of the differentā¦ read more
What Type Of Doctor Does Your Spouse/parent See For Alzheimerās Follow Up?
May ask if you take your spouse/parents to a General Practitioner , Neurologist or a Geriatric doctor for check ups. I am going crazy deciding which way to go. My husband was seeing a Neurologist at the beginning but once she decided that meds for ALZ had done their work after a few years, she suggested for my husband to see a GP which he did for years but my husband ended up in the hospital for 3 days. Being there some doctor suggested for my husband see a Geriatric doctor. That doctor was aā¦ read more
Thank you so much!
How Do I As A Caregiver For My Husband Keep Up A Healthy Disposition??? This Is āfor Better Or Worseā And Only Getting Worse.
Iām ok doing errands and NOT running 50mph !! š Even meet a friend for lunch or sit at the park and read. ā¤ļø
How Do You Know When It Is Time To Have Someone Placed In A Care Facility?
Mom still can do her personal care for the most part. She does not use the kitchen anymore, nor does she drive or go anyplace unattended. Her spouse is taking care of her for the most part with help from my sister and myself 3 days a week. Mom is getting very frustrated because we can't always figure out what she is trying to say. She also thinks we are always talking about her or that we are plotting against her. She also believes her husband is fooling around on her. One time said him andā¦ read more
Dawn, there's a book that helped me when my mother had Alzheimer's and needed to move to assisted living. The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions was a great resource whenā¦ read more
Dealing With The "take Me Home" Dilemma, Any Advice?
My husband has predominantly Lewy Body Dementia with Alzheimers, combined. He is nearly all the time in the delusion he is still working as an electrical engineer and I am a co-worker that he blames all his work problems on. He has gotten very aggressive at times. Almost like clockwork we go thru, "we need to leave to go to the transmitter site and do our work, I promised I would get it done and you aren't helping. And then you need to take me home, we can't stay here, we will die". Thereā¦ read more
KOI Dragon Blend , available on line, was one product we used. My husband used 1/4 of one gummy. This is a synthetic form of THC , one DOES NOT need a medical marijuana card to purchase this productā¦ read more
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