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My Husband Of 50 Yes Has Dementia/Alzheimers And I Can Not Get Him To Ever Take Off His Clothes To Shower Or Wash Up Or Just Change. He Just
Put first pair of depends on now I can't get him to take off the wet ones. HELP
I definately do and unless one has experienced his horrible journey one has no idea. Many many uos and downs. I lost my Mom and Dad 4 days apart in February and layer them both to rest on the same day… read more
Which Medications Have Any Of You Had Experience With For Paranoia And Delusions
Which ones have the least side effects and which ones seem to be working? I'm clueless as to what doctors or prescribing for this with Alzheimer's.
I Need To Hear From Others Whose Loved One Is 100% Bedridden.
My Mamma is 100% bedcare/bedridden. It pains her greatly to be rolled on her side for cleaning. It hurts me to have to do it to her, but I have to. I am one tiny person, and my back is paining me so it can be difficult to get her clean with one hand and holding her with the other to push her off her back. No, I cannot afford help. I don't have any firm wedges to hold her up. She gets weaker, plus her heart pains her when she has to be turned up for diaper changes, etc
There has to… read more
@A myALZteam Member
Well, I have used rolled up towels for other reasons with her before. Maybe I can try it for changes too. When I try to prop her with anything to keep her off her spine a… read more
My Husband Sees Faces In All Things...be It A Stone On The Beach...the Clouds....does Anyone Else Have Similar Stories To Tell.
Hi Olive I'm Pam and yes my Mom sees notes written to her in pictures on the wall on her interactive puppy that I got her on the door the wall and she reads them out loud. She believes that there are… read more
What Are Some Activities That Are Easy. My Husband Likes Music And Watches A Little Tv. Shows No Interest In Games Etc?
My dad never liked games. He loves music and we have a classical music radio station playing in his apartment 24/7. A few years back, audiobooks were a HUGE blessing to us. We'd load history books on… read more
Any Advice For Caregiver Or Experience With Sudden Restlessness And Anxiety In Vascular Dementia Patient.
in bed and out of bed, asleep, awake, asleep, awake, 2 glasses of fresh water at bedside and walking around house opening and closing frig looking for something to drink. 30 minutes later the entire routine plays out again. 2:00 AM
I don't tell John the med is to calm him down. I just say here's your medication...it was still in the cup,,,or oops I forgot to give this to you earlier. So far he's been cooperative. I just… read more
Hallucinations
My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the end of last year she has started to have some pretty bad hallucinations I'm so confused and lost and sad I don't know exactly the right way to handle this in a way that is best for my Mom please help im ooen ti new ideas and suggestions that may have worked for any of you Thanks.
Thank you all very much for the suggestions. I plan to call her doctor today about her hallucinations and maybe medication as we had a very rough night last night. It's so very hard watching my Mother… read more
Anyone's Lo Experience Constipation With Seroquel/ Quidipine?
Prune juice, dried prunes & Maralax & stool softeners work well
Prunes & Maralax& stool softeners in the morning & prune juice at night
Would You Choose EGD For Your Loved One IF They Are Vomiting Blood?
Let's say your loved one with dementia also suffers constant chronic pain from autoimmune problems with cardiac problems and aging issues...would you choose an E.G.D. (light tube down the throat all the way to the beginning of small intestine) if your loved one was suffering abdominal pain with loss of appetite and vomiting bright red blood already has received 4 units of packed red cells
Here's the other caveat: during the procedure all Do Not Resuscitate requests must be reversed until… read more
@A myALZteam Member, I am so very sorry to hear you lost your mom. Though it was her time, a daughter can never be truly ready for that inevitability. Wishing you peace and comfort. You were there for… read more
The Manager At A Memory Care Facility Told Me That Legally, In MN
I don't think my wife and I will make it through the winter, I'd say she knows who I am about 10% of the time. I'm her first husband, (actually her second), I'm folks she has dated. I'm me at another time.
I admit it hurts, but I keep in mind this is the disease.
