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Dealing with Demetia - Pre-Retirement Version

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 15, 2023 | Replies (11)
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@merpreb

Hi Scott- I have found that one of my relatives loves supplements and sending suggestions, articles, etc. I finally had to put my foot down after she made a promise that she would not continue but did. "outsiders" don't really understand this loss of a person, especially at the beginning. There is so much to take care of, and it seems it's all at once, right, cmiddlet ?

In my situation, while we wait for his neurological assessment I watch youtube videos by Teepa Snow. She is God's gift to those with Dementia. She helps pave the way to learning to talk and respond to someone with dementia.

Merry

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cmiddlet | @cmiddlet | Feb 21, 2023

I have one of these relatives, too. Supplements and "your waking mindset" supposed to make everything all better. Even a religious dig that we aren't "praying correctly" or "it is meant to be this way for you guys" - it's exhausting. I am a chemist - ain't nothing going to "cure" my 51 year old husband's LBD. Taking the fam to Lourdes to dip in the fountain - yea, great show of faith, but come on.

At this point, it'd be great to focus on whether my kids have issues on chromosome 4 and make sure they can make the best of their lives.

So what should I do? Give the IRS all the penalty money to care for my 51 year old husband in his last days or to get genetic counseling for my kids to see if its worth the risk passing the early dementia gene on to their kids?

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