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Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 17 6:30pm | Replies (762)Comment receiving replies
Bill weighs about 200 pounds and I'm just a little over a hundred - he is 6' and I'm 5'3" - and he is always asking me to pull him up (I don't let the family know I do it as they would freak out - but I am strong).
Our doctor tried to have him use home health care but he kept lying to them and they believed him, so wrote him off as eligible. I tried to convince him that it wasn't for him so much as me - didn't work.
Now I have to remember to dismantle the riser for the new owners.
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Good morning, @billchitwood I realized I don't think I ever wished you good luck with your move. So here it is: "GOOD LUCK!" My wife designed houses and we moved at least 15 times during our marriage. Never made a difference if it was across several states or two blocks away -- always a lot of hard work!
We were never able to access any in-home help until my wife's neuro-oncologist prescribed hospice and then took the additional step of convincing (after many intense conversations) my wife's primary care doc that she needed to agree. He really went the extra mile for us on many occasions. I know different states and insurance are different, but in our case my wife needed to actually be prescribed hospice. Those months of home hospice were truly patient-centered care for her.
Wishing you a good day today and hoping the radio plays a favorite song or two of yours!
Strength, Courage, & Peace