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In-Home Caretakers Terrible, MCU Much Better
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
@tsc Good info. That is about what it is here. At this point I can go to the gym, grocery shop and go walking or lunch with a friend but when that is all taken from me other options will be necessary. Right now I am happy with caring for him. It's been about 4 years and not a lot of change except no driving. He does take memory med and for now we can handle things.
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My husband's condition changed recently and he became violent towards me. It was a game changer. I called 911 and he was in the hospital about 10 days. It took that long to adjust his meds (anti-psychotic drugs) so he could get admitted to a secure Memory Care Unit. Now he's quite content there, and I'm adjusting to this change in my life. I think of myself as a midwife, involved in a long labor, who just delivered him to the next stage of his life.
I love this quote from Teepa Snow, something like, "You may be one person in the world, but to one person, you are the world."
Caregiving is rewarding and exhausting.