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Every loud noise startles him and is cause for alarm. My husband's disposition is similar to...
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Difficulty with memory care home accepting angry dementia patient
My sister in NJ has at least medium dementia, and gets angry and spits pills or holds hands up to avoid Yucky pills. She actually...
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Cultivating Grace
Hello group: Someone on Facebook posted this piece, and I felt it related well to our struggles, and I do struggle to be graceful: Cultivating...
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To paraphrase Lady Macbeth:
Guilt has no place in caregiving, but know this --- it will be with us anyway.The other day I was in the grocery store and...
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Talking to paranoid Mom's Dr with her present...
My mom is not diagnosed, but I have no doubt she's in the early stages of dementia (or something with similar symptoms). I moved her...
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Placing a loved one in a facility?
I am 58 yo and my husband who has frontotempral dementia is 63yo. He has also lost most cognitive abilities and ability to recognize most...
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I need a caregiver helper.
Years ago I had a Mother's Helper, who turned out to be my friend and guardian angel. Her name was Jewel and she was a...
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No more Driving
My husband’s neurologist recommended to him not to drive. I also am trying to schedule him for drivers evaluation. He doesn’t want to do this...
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Loss and Grief in Caregiving
Good morning everyone. I hope today, a new weekend, and a new month, brings some goodness to each caregiver everywhere! I send you my best...
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Caregiving and Reality
It is 3 a.m. I am the primary caregiver of my husband. He is diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia. He lives at home and I...
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Driving, Early Dementia and Stroke
A previous excellent discussion on Accepting Change As You Age and driving safely, prompted me to start this new thread in hopes that it might...
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