Thursday, May 31, 2012

All People Who Are Interested In "Dementia"

Caring kb

Caring kb

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Another understaffed, sad, situation.

Dad fell and broke his hip Christmas night. To make a long story short...it was frustrating both in the hospital and rehabilitation, with the lack of knowledge that the staff in both facilities were equipped with in regards to Dementia. One good thing that happened, was that a Nurse from the Nursing Service now comes by twice a week and checks on... Read moreChevron
Jerri

laughterheals

who could have known a brilliant person who could do anything and find the answer to any of life's questions could be reduced to someone who can hardly remember family or how to do simple daily tasks. it is a difficult disease to watch and makes me angry that it is taking my dad away from me and my family. i am thankful for medications that... Read moreChevron
Lee Jessie

Lee Jessie

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Jessie's Corner

Hello.....I am new at this but I suppose that there is always a starting point to everything.  I am really frustrated at the fact that I cannot seem to get the vetrerans center to help with medications and things of this nature.  He was able to create a nest egg for himself and because of this he is being punished.  WW2 I guess... Read moreChevron
marier

Caregiving - lessons learned from caring for my parents

I am pleased to comment here, and here is my story.  I took on the complete caregiving responsibilities for my parents and thus freed my sister to live her life while I gave care. I felt blessed to be able to free my sister since she had raised 4 kids on her own. My background: I cared for both my Father and Mother in my... Read moreChevron
NOSAJones

NOSAJones

OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) is a deadly disorder. It takes only ONE obstruction per hour (much less 5, 30, 60, or over a 100 per hour as seen so often) night after night, over many years, to finally catch up with you. The first symptom (what you feel) might be insomnia, fatigue (sometimes profound...like in my case), drowsiness (not... Read moreChevron

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