My son has med issues & I also can’t take care of him. I have fight for him to sit up in bed he won’t🥵!
He does not understand unless you sit up you are in trouble of choke?
He think that if his head is up it’s fine?
You don't say if you have a hospital bed or he has to sit up on his own.
My husband goes one day a week to adult day care and I think he likes it. He has always been a social person. The social interaction does good for him. It depends on the indivitual person. God bless… read more
My husband has vascular dementia and alzheimer’s
Thank you.
Go to the Alzheimer's Association website: https://www.alz.org/
In the thick purple bar near the top of the page, click on "Local Resources"
Then enter your zip code or state
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Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am sure it was painful to go through as a loving caregiver and observer. I am thankful that my husband is so oblivious to his own difficulties.
I believe @A myALZteam Member is correct: facing mortality is very difficult. It would probably be hard to get study participants.
The reluctance to face mortality is why most people don't want… read more
My husband loves to do his yard work and it's his happy place. He also loves to eat the "see food diet" in the kitchen. When it's time to take him back to "his new home" he often balks at leaving and it's very upsetting for both of us. I wonder if it's something I should keep doing or is it best to keep him at 'his home'?
I usually tell her that I have to go to work. Most of the time it works :)
It seems my Loving wife of over 48 years has reached the stage where she knows my name but not that we are husband and wife. She also now does not know we had Children. I will call the Doctor this week as today is Sunday. Did medication change give anyone more time? Did your Love ones improve even for awhile. It seems we are entering a new stage and I don't want to scare my kids. She was always the best Mom and Grandmom.
I'm so sorry to hear this. It's frustrating. My dad now only knows a couple family members, and I'm not even positive of that any more. Interestingly, I live far away from him and he knows me on the… read more