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I am looking for support on how to deal with a family member with dementia and also take care of myself I am neglecting my own health to help my dad I feel week and alone I need help
I feel for you. That is exactly the path I have been walking. I’ve moved my mom into a nice facility but I feel like I need to be there every day after work until she goes to bed. I was not getting… read more
What is the difference between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's?
Here's a link to the Cleveland Clinic's explanation of Vascular Dementia:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/...
I understand that Alzheimers is a form of dementia (dementia is like an umbrella of which Alzheimer under.
No, Thank you, I will get the book.
My husband is in SNF at present time, but he had developed jealousy and became angry if he thought I would be gone too long running errands. We had never had that kind of relationship pre dementia… read more
My father is in his last stage of dimentia. He is now having difficulty with swallowing, so his (in house memory care facility speech therapist) has changed his diet from a month ago to finger foods, then one week
Later to mechanical soft and now puréed foods with thickened liquids to drink. He is doing better and we have avoided any aspiration in his lungs by keeping him upright for at least 30 minutes after a meal.
My question is; he seems more agitated now and is very restless on… read more
My husband was on Hospice , then onto Pallative care, then back onto Hospice. This was for a bit over 2 1/2 years. As a nurse I already knew he qualified. Hospital stays, weight loss, CKD, &… read more
My mother has Dementia and my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer. Is there a way to find out if I have early stage Dementia/Alzheimer's?
My husband also 2014 but he lived till Dec 27,2023 at age 87 he also was on Aricept
My husband started hospice about a ten days ago. They discontinued his donzepil and memantine and I was concerned about rapid decline( he’d already been declining quickly the last couple months). However he seems to be doing better and is doing small things that he hasn’t done in months. I can’t find any information on this. Has anyone else experienced this?
I had trouble getting Jack my husband ti take his medications. I stoped giving them to him and his last blood test showed his cholesterol, blood pressure, and thyroid were all good. He was also… read more
Regarding my previous comment above: In further reading, I think the Hope study involves more than what I’ve read about. The audio treatment that I mentioned is probably just a part of this study. I… read more
I am reading so much about people who has alzheimers have diabetes and if you control the diabetes then you have a chance of getting rid of alzheimers. This is completely against everything I have learned and did my medical classes report on. I know we all hope there will be a cure. Unfortunately I think research is grasping at air.
My husband DX ALZ 2018 does not have Type2 Diabetes. Just have Diabetes can have far reaching physical and neurological effects but I have also not seen research supporting diabetes as the cause of… read more
My mums limbs twitch and jump when she is dosing during the day.
Coul be sleep apnea...body starvd for oxygen...twitching. I have h.ad a CPAP for 10+ yrs...I wa twitching and snorting...now im not.
