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I NEED HELP! I live with my 78 year old great grandmother because she refuses to go to a nursing home she has diabetes, she no longer showering i have to beg her to shower, she can hardly walk as she is disabled but used a walker and has fallen many times. She can't cook nor take care of herself i'm going crazy and she refuses to have anyone come... Read more Chevron

posted 01/06/2011, comment (1)|

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Suddenly a caregiver..how to make a person's last years worth living.

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A Promise Fulfilled

Mom suffered a head injury which resulted in accelerated dementia. I left my business in CA and moved to FL to be her caregiver. From the day I told her she was going to die until she died in her sleep, I cared for her and tried to make her life worth living. All she asked was that she die in her own bed in her own home. The last year we purchased... Read more Chevron

posted 10/22/2010, comments (4)|

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New Study From Archives of Neurology Finds Spinal Fluid Test May Predict Alzheimer's

A study recently published in the Archives of Neurology found three biomarkers in spinal fluid that identify patients who are developing Alzheimer's with up to 100 percent accuracy. The study, conducted by researchers at Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium and colleagues in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, analyzed data from 114... Read more Chevron

posted 08/12/2010, comment (1)|

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Michelle

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Find it hard to deal with husband's bipolar sometimes

My husband has been diagnosed as bipolar. I just need someone to talk to. I love him with all my heart, and I know that he's dealing with it the best he can. I would never leave him, because I know if it got to that point, that's when he would need me most. But some days it's hard. Last night for example. I got... Read more Chevron

posted 06/16/2010, comments (6)|

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Just found out...

yesterday that my grandma has Alzheimer's. I am kinda in shock. We don't have a really close relationship. I'd say there were about 15 years of my life (I am 30 now) that I had no contact with her or my grandpa because of some problems with them and my mom (my grandpa was very abusive). Things have been worked out and I see her more regulary but... Read more Chevron

posted 05/27/2010, comments (3)|

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