Hello to all,
I'm Julie from New Mexico. Today is D-Day for us...Doctor Day. My sister and brother-in-law drove 300 miles yesterday to be with us when the doctor gives us the results of ultra sound imaging and lab tests on Hubby. Right now we are fastening our seat belts for a ride on today's merry-go-round of events. I'm new to this ride, so I have no idea of what to expect. I'll try to get back to you later and share our day.
I am Marie from Florida. My husband passed away in Feb. 2008, a victim of Alzheimer's for over ten years. At present, am trying to care for my daughter who has MS, which gets progressively worse. I have remained in the group because everyone was such a great part of my support system.
Hi, I'm Jacci from New York. Right now my kitchen and bath on the main floor are being renovated. It's been hard on my mom who has some type of dementia (they diagnosed it as alzheimer's type dementia in 2006) because she was without a sink for about a week. Thankfully I did think of the toilet so I wouldn't let them take it out until they could put the new one in. It was only a day (and night) without one while the floor tile settled and dried. I have been given some relief because I have been sending her to the day care center 9-4 every weekday because of the noise and tormoil here. She is seeming to enjoy it more. I don't know if I'll be able to support this habit when the rooms are finished, but I'd like to try.
Julie, we are praying it is all good news and can be corrected with meds!
Or meds corrected!
Marie, we love ya and can't do without ya! You have shared through your
experience, information we need! So keep it up. I am praying for you and your daughter as we have a friend with a son and a daughter who were diagnosed in their 3o's and I know it has been so hard on her.
Jacci, I know where you are! My hubby is redecorating ours and it has been a mess. We do have a sink but half the time it is covered in tools, wallpaper, etc. We are taking the old wallpaper down (25 years young) and putting up cedar boards. I think it is going to be gorgeous. Bless his heart, he had the frame for the large mirror and instead of waiting on me to get there to help him put it up, he tried to do it and it broke. God love him, he was so upset about it!
I say don't cry over something that can't love you!
I hope you get to keep the day care center habit. I know how much it helps you!
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Zdyobs from Michigan. My husband has been diagnosed with early onset frontotemporal lobe demenia 2 years ago. He is now 52. I sure could use some support, I don't even want to list everything that we have been through in the past 2 years--not just his condition but life in general. The lastest, my father died last Thursday. I had a friend ask me yesterday if I ever wondered how much one person can take. I wonder that often because it just never seems to end.
Zdyobs, Bless your heart. I remember the couple years when everything that could go wrong, did! Lost 5 family members those years and my son had a three wheeler accident that laid him up a year.
I remember reading about Mother Theresa and someone telling her God wouldn't give her more than she could handle. She said something like, "I just wish he didn't think I had such big shoulders!"
I am so sorry for the loss of your father. Hang in there!
Your husband is so young to have dementia. Bless your heart.
Let us know what we can do for you. There is lots of good advice on the archives if you want to look back.
Praying you better times. You can get through this. We will be glad to help you.
Vicki
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My Mom who is 98 is in the end stages of dementia. She sleeps alot more now and does not eat well. Sometimes she will eat,then forget about 5 minutes later that she just ate.Today she wanted to get up. She was able to get up and sit in the wheel chair for about an hour. Then she said can you put me back in bed,I'm tired. I got her back in bed and she was there for only a few minutes when she looked at me and said why am I in bed and where are my shoes? Sometimes I lose my patience and then I have to realize that she doesn't even know what she's doing.
It is so hard for them. Ma Katie will always start to say something and then can't put it in words. She will look at me and say, "I do that."
It is so frustrating for her.
I am here too. Dad is still having some good days along with the bad. My patience are not as good as I would hope. I just feel overwhelmed. Spending 24 hours a day with someone is not my cup of tea no matter how much I love that person. Always close by.
