People Who Are Caregivers

Connie Moore

wife,mother,grandmother/greatgrandmother

It begins Again

It has begin again. I will be leaving for Oklahoma today. It is now my mother. My mother has taken the loss of Pop so hard. I have known for a while at the age of 80 Momma was having problems with her memory but I fear the loss of two son and a husband has pushed over the edge into not just some age dementia but something far worse. The grief I... Read more Chevron

posted 11/27/2009, comments (13)|

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Diane W

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Seeking other caregivers of Alzheimer's Parent

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A Poem with a message..

THE WOODEN BOWLA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off the spoon onto the floor. When he... Read more Chevron

posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)|

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Concerned daughter

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The best birthday present ever!

This last weekend was my 55th birthday, but my first since my mother died in May. My father is in memory care since a heart surgery in January. He has vascular dementia and delirium that comes and goes. When I find him doing well on a Friday night I either spend the night at his "condo", bring him to our house or up to the lake. Friday I took him... Read more Chevron

posted 10/08/2009, comments (3)|

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helpt

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daughter

someone to talk to about my mother,who has alzheimers

posted 08/30/2009, comment (1)|

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DaugterInLaw

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Female, web designer, likes gardening and gaming

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Another bad day

FTD .... When the time comes for a home, start early on your search considering FTD, many homes for the elderly discriminate against people with FTD because they wander and are so uncontrollable and thus a liability. I do have a home caretaker a few days a week and do not know what I would do without her. My husband works 40 hour weeks, so I feel... Read more Chevron

posted 08/28/2009, comment (1)|

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