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Linda

posted 09/20/2007, comment (1)

Sleep Induced Confusion

My mother sleeps a fair amount during the day. Just can't keep her eyes open regardless of whether she's had a decent night's sleep. I've noticed that oftentimes as soon as she closes her eyes she kind of goes into another world. Though asleep her hands will move about (like reaching for something, sewing or... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/18/2007, comments (4)

to tell or not to tell

My mother insists on going back "home" (she is in assisted living) and becomes extremely irate when my brother, sisters, and I say we cannot support that decision, and we cannot help her. She slams the phone down and then calls the next person in line. We have all been receiving these requests, demands, and pleas. With... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/16/2007, comment (1)

help with an angry mother

My mother is in a fantastic care facility--top of the line! (she says she loves the staff.) Her dr says that is in danger if she were to go back "home" to live by herself (widowed 2 yrs ago, she misses my father, so she wants to return home to feel his spirit. However, when she was at home, she forgot her meds,... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/14/2007, comments (0)

Driving while in early stage of Alzheimer's

My father a young man of only 58 is showing signs of Alzhimer's disease but we are as yet in limbo regarding proper diagnosis of it. He's recently gone for a head scan and shall have the results in 10 days. My question for anyone out there is that he is at present driving about the place, frankly can't keep him at home at... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/03/2007, comments (2)

How do you help a parent that doesnt want to be helped?

My mother is a proud person. She suffered a brain stem anyuerism at the age of 65, this robbed her of her short term memory and she was still highly funtional - she could do every thing that she did in the past. Drive to familar places take care of her self etc. I noticed a decine a year ago and she repeats herself every 2-3 minutes and... Read more Chevron

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