Living with Alzheimer's disease

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How to control your emotions with alzheimers and your spouse

By pontotocgirl · New reply 11:44 am
22 replies
Help.... I am staying angry with my husband now... he has alzheimers. In a stage 4. But everything is making me mad and I just yell and get upset and it is just awful for us both... not sure what to do ...

Severe shaking in bed only

By jlmjsc · New reply May 20, 2013
3 replies
My husband shakes all over, head to toe, when he goes to bed and starts to fall asleep. It sometimes continues all night. He is somewhat better now that the doctor gave him an additional medication, but ...

money issues

By Bonita6 · New reply May 20, 2013
17 replies
good morning everyone! I hope this doesn't go through twice, I posted but it didn't appear to post so I'm trying again. I have concerns about my mom's finances. I have recently put more oversite into ...

socializing

By christopher1 · New reply May 4, 2013
10 replies
Although my husband looks just like any old guy strolling around a department store, he does have Alzheimer's, and it seems to me that people are begining to wish he would go away. If they are with me ...

Dream or real to her....

By GGOldest (Inactive) · New reply May 1, 2013
7 replies
My mother insisted earlier tonight that she was somewhere 2 wks ago and of course she was not. She was becoming angry with us because we were trying to tell her she was not there, should we have told ...

what next?

By leney1957 · New reply April 25, 2013
9 replies
Well, mom's memory issues have been challenging enough. Dad's Parkinson's, also a challenge. A few nights ago, dad got up in the middle of the night, fired up the riding lawn mower, and headed up the ...

BioAnnue Alzheimer's Mender

By texansilverfox · New reply April 24, 2013
23 replies
Hi, my wife has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009 and has been taking full strength Namenda twice a day and the Exelon patch every day. It is very difficult to determine if her progression has gotten ...

Alzheimer's and Surgery

By Amgbluesky · New reply April 19, 2013
5 replies
I know many people are faced with a decision if someone they are caring for has dementia and the doctors are recommending surgery. I receive a newsletter from A Bandaid for the Caregiver. This weeks newsletter ...

Sibilings/family non active

By miveijo · New reply April 15, 2013
19 replies
My dad 82 with servere dementia, my mom pass 10 months ago, and since her loss dad condition has gotten worse. I am the only girl out of my male sibilings sadly the sons are not involved with my my dad ...

Helping person in nursing remember your visit

By Jany · New reply April 13, 2013
1 reply
What I've done for my husband is make him a quilt for his bed and I wrote a message to him on the back. Let this quilt surround you (his name ) with all my love till I see you again tomorrow. There tomorrows ...

Moving a spouse into a care facilty

By pontotocgirl · New reply April 11, 2013
28 replies
How do you decide you can no longer keep your spouse at home... when do you make that decison..? it is already affecting my health in a horrible way.. and he is so confused and just sundowning in a horrible ...

AD and depression meds.

By 1Buckeye · New reply April 9, 2013
4 replies
Out of curiosity, I'd like to know what meds are being taken by the ones we care for. My mom, 86, is on Depakote (for mood)..Risperdal (for thought process)...Lexapro (for depression)...and, Trazadone ...

Is this Normal?

By ttcwm · New reply April 8, 2013
16 replies
I just found this site today after another bad day with my mom who is suffering from dementia/alzheimers. When I read the symptoms of both I am not actually sure which she has, she has some of each condition ...

Stopping Alzheimers Meds

By pontotocgirl · New reply April 2, 2013
7 replies
I am really thinking of taking my husband off Namenda. He has been on it for over 3 years and it does not seem to help at all. I will talk to the Doctors but I do not see a reason to keep him on it ...

HELP...

By Traceytx49 · New reply March 31, 2013
16 replies
I live with my mom she is 77 yrs.old,My problem is that she want take a bath or wash her hair,and its long,I tell her that she needs a bath but she want take one,the Dr.wanted a home nurse twice a week ...

HELP! Mom wants to move back home!

By Sallyboo · New reply March 17, 2013
4 replies
I am so frustrated. My mom has lived with me for 2 years permanently and was iagnosed with Dementia... I had to move her from her home town to live with me. She refused to go to an adult dy care because ...

Hard

By redb544 · New reply March 16, 2013
13 replies
This worse than trying to rear a child ...

Starting Help for a spouse with Alzheimers

By pontotocgirl · New reply March 13, 2013
18 replies
I am having a difficult time in figuring out when to bring in help for a husband with moderate alzheimers. He can no longer drive and has no short term memory but I am at my wits end. I need to be able ...

Dad died on 2/2 and placed Mom in Assisted Living on 2/11

By MikeSWFL · New reply March 4, 2013
29 replies
I'm new to Inspire and being one of two responsible parties for our 86 year old Mom in Florida. Dad was Mom's caregiver for the last 10 years. He was very healthy until January 2013 and died from being ...

Flight Risk

By srlane34 · New reply February 28, 2013
7 replies
My family and are are new to my Grandmother's Alzheimer condition. She had early dimentia the last two years and we were used to that. But after she contracted the flu in December 2012 something happened ...

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