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Bree (Bree)
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I am caring for my mother, who is 84 years old, living at home and the primary ailment is alzheimer's / dementia.

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linda09 gave a hug 12/6/2010 at 5:20 pm

hi bree , pamela was just askin me about you and i thought id drop u a line . how are you ? keep in touch , do u have facebook ? just wonder . xoxo

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AgingCareTeam gave a hug 11/1/2010 at 1:51 pm

Happy National Family Caregivers Month!

National Family Caregivers month is about honoring yourself as one of the 65 million family caregivers in this country who take care of their loved o ...Read More

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Heart2Heart gave a hug 10/18/2010 at 10:31 am

Dear Bree,
I know (some?... all?) the heart-wrenching feelings you've been going through... I've been there and am still having difficult times... It's good to know we're not alone and are here for each other...
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shnasta gave a hug 9/24/2010 at 11:00 am

Thank you =o)

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linda09 gave a hug 7/12/2010 at 10:48 pm

oh bree , i wish i have every answer to ur pblm s . but i dont have any . makin u feel like once ur mom s in nh shes stuck in there ,
i sure hope theres someone out here that can help you and ge ...Read More

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glitterart gave a hug 7/4/2010 at 6:58 pm

Bree, Hi. How are you? I've been busy in my world of caregiving, I neglected to say thanks for the hugs. It was very sweet of you to think of me. I hope things have gotten better now your mom is in ...Read More

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pamela6148 commented 6/29/2010 at 9:59 pm

Bree I must be crazy. I was looking and looking for that info you sent me and I lost it. Give it to me again, in the mean time I'm gonna keep looking for that "name". for facebook.

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pamela6148 commented 6/20/2010 at 7:56 pm

Bree are you there, have I caught you on line???

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pamela6148 commented 5/27/2010 at 10:25 pm

Bree we've got to figure out a way to get together. There is much we need to talk about, the fakes, the phonies, the demented.......Glad things are kool with your mom though and glad you spend the ti ...Read More

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linda09 gave a hug 5/27/2010 at 7:38 pm

just realized that we cannot exchange email address or phone numbers for safety reason , this site has removed them . sorry bree i didnt write down ur email address in time . shoot . look me up in f ...Read More

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linda09 commented 5/27/2010 at 2:27 pm

howdy ! yes i am in facebook .
bobbie321 s mother passed away yesterday noon . broke my heart . i feel for bobbie , losin a mother is a heartbreakin times , i lost mine 20 yrs ago , it tears ur ...Read More

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linda09 gave a hug 5/25/2010 at 11:29 pm

hi there bree !
glad you came back and said u still think of us all . bless ur heart . keep coming back my dear friend . this is a place where you need to be .
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anonymous11306 commented 5/25/2010 at 10:21 pm

It was very nice to hear from you again.

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pamela6148 gave a hug 5/25/2010 at 10:07 pm

Yes indeed Bree I will continue to pray for you.

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SecretSister gave a hug 5/25/2010 at 9:55 pm

Hello there, Bree. Nice to see a message from you on my wall. So, your mom went to a home. And you have some life back, and are setting some new rules and boundaries. I know it's not easy, bu ...Read More

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pamela6148 commented 5/25/2010 at 9:13 pm

Bree Bree it was so good to hear from you. How have you been?

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Heart2Heart gave a hug 4/16/2010 at 10:36 pm

Hope you're doing better Bree and getting some rest and peace...
Love... Linda

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LynnPO commented 4/7/2010 at 10:30 am

Thanks Bree! I just noticed your comment on my wall from early March ( I don't check it often enough ). It means a lot to be appreciated here!

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glitterart gave a hug 3/27/2010 at 1:09 am

Here's a hug. I'm so sorry your life has been upside down, inside out and twisted. Caring for an abusive parent with Alzheimer's is difficult. It's good you put your mom is a home. She'll get consta ...Read More

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linda09 gave a hug 3/10/2010 at 10:30 am

somebody upstairs told me u need a hug , wink . so heres my hug to u !!!!
have a good day , xoxo

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pamela6148 commented 3/3/2010 at 11:40 pm

Bree seems like my yes no icon is specifically for you. I will say seems to me that if you spend a lot of time there those folks won't try to take advantage of anything that belongs to your mom. It s ...Read More

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Heart2Heart commented 3/3/2010 at 2:18 pm

Dear Bree,
You are such a loving daugther to give unconditional love to your mother... You should be so proud of yourself for getting through such tough times and decisions. Try not to be hard o ...Read More

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Carol Bradley Bursack gave a hug 3/3/2010 at 7:10 am

You deserve a hug back, Bree!
Carol

anonymous11306 commented 3/2/2010 at 11:37 pm

Bree,

You are not being selfish!!!!!!!

A psychologist prescribed medicine? I thought only a psychiatrist could do that.

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linda09 gave a hug 3/2/2010 at 11:28 pm

heres my big hug to you ...

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Asked a question 7/12/2010 at 10:31 pm

Is this just happening to me???

Hello again, I am in so much mental anguish, you would not believe. I will try to make this short.
My mother has been in a NH almost 5 months now. I totally wish I had chose a different one. From the start I have had nothing but problems.. the biggest was the nh had not switched her medicaid over to "nursing home" medicaid...and was billing me . So I was taking the little ssi income I had and tried to pay the monthly extra $634. That led me to visit the SSI office , explain to them my dilemma...hoping honesty meant something , hoping they would increase my mothers small check of 611 a month inorder to pay her NH bills. Instead, a very cruel cold person took the check totally away..out of my hands and started sending it to the nh. As though I was a criminal. After numerous visits over the months to the ssi office, another worker "cleared" up the problems. Still sending the check to the NH...making the NH bill medicaid, and pay me back 1/2 of 1,000 i paid out of my pocket. So at this moment, The medicaidis still waiting to go into effect. I was reimbursed 689 of 1,000 dollars...and was told thats all I will get back. I recently found out that my mothers SSI check was changed..cancelled. She will no longer be a SSI recipent..she is on SDI now(?) and her check amount is now $83.00. The NH WILL GET $53.00 OF THAT.
I am so torn...why? how can they do this? IS THIS A NORMAL PROCEDURE? For social security to throw a person away like this?
My mother is even more disabled than she was before! How can she only recieve $83.00!
AND HONESTLY...I DO NOT LIKE THIS PLACE..I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE HER...HOW CAN i DO THAT ..WITH HER HAVING A INCOME OF $83.00??
This NH and the SS has truly made a bad situation horreffic. I am looking for work...and trying to deal with my reality...trying to deal with the pain and anquish of loosing my mother...the only one Ive ever known.
No body seems to beable to tell me if ANYTHING can be done...why does this feel soooooooooo wrong!?
I need help, wisdom please.

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Asked a question 6/20/2010 at 7:46 pm

How difficult is the paperwork process for moving a parent from one Nursing Home to another?

Has anyone gone through the process of moving a parent from one N.H. to another? How difficult( paperwork wise) is the process?

Wrote on linda09's wall 5/27/2010 at 3:00 pm

Oh I am sooooooooooo sorry for your loss, i KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE, i LOST MY DAD WHEN i WAS 14.
God will give you the strength...just cry and let it all out...its healing. God holds our tears in a b ...Read More

Wrote on pamela6148's wall 5/27/2010 at 1:48 pm

wonderful!! how are u and your situation? Do you have a facebook page??

Wrote on linda09's wall 5/27/2010 at 1:47 pm

Hi there! and thank you sooooooooooooomuch! What a kind, loving person YOU ARE TOO!!!
I know your popz must appreciate what your doing....I hope he can show it often with his smiles!
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Wrote on SecretSister's wall 5/27/2010 at 1:41 pm

Hiya Secret Sistah!
You are so funny! You made me smile! "tHE DUD , THAT DIDNT PAN OUT! " I am gonna use that! You gave me hope! Yes to find the right one...And momz also had me at 42!
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Gave a hug to linda09 5/25/2010 at 9:32 pm

ps!!!I HAVE NEGLECTED TO SAY MOMZ IS DOING WELL THERE! She doesnt want to be there forever , but she is accepting being there by the week.
As i said she comes home on weekends...when i feel like it.
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Gave a hug to arose4yu 5/25/2010 at 9:26 pm

hiya guys!!! I know I never visit anymore...but really youre always on my mind! I am soooooooooo depressed , even now that momz is in the home ...yep shes been there for about 3 months now.
But it aint been no cakewalk! I have had soooo many battles, finances fallen to nothing! and still more money problems! friends abannoed me...felt love for someone who i thought may be the one...he wasnt! hearbreak, let , downs, and poverty.....hey that could be a soap opera title! lol!!
She constanly calls , and if she doesnt here the magic words..YOUR COMIN HOME FOR GOOD... she looses it! I get insulted hung up on ...MADEA MAHEM!! Guys I still cry my heart out....I still grieve, I am a emotional mess, and whats bad is it depends on her mood...if shes content I will be..if not ..im not...i am soooooo attached to my momz...i know its part grief, and realizing what i have to face...AND FACING IT ALONE.
I try to keep busy...now i am job hunting. I dont go to see her every day ...now its like every other day. She does come home on weekends when I feel THINGS WILL GO OK, AND I CAN GET HER BACK...She has gone back on many occassions understanding that she has to be there for her "treatments" ( she thinks its a hospital) but other times its difficult and she stays...Guys I have come a long way...you have been a big support to me. Dont forget about me...keep my weary spirit and heart in your prayers.
Bree
ps!!!I HAVE NEGLECTED TO SAY MOMZ IS DOING WELL THERE! She doesnt want to be there forever , but she is accepting being there by the week.
As i said she comes home on weekends...when i feel like it.
She gets along well with every one...nurses, patients, aides, adminstrators.....they all thinks shes the bees knees! shes sooooooo sweet to them, She has sneaked in a couple smiles for me too....she is just so damn stubborn! when she starts missin her cats and home ..madea comes out...and the cruelty comes straight at me!

But there have been times i have just walked out..not come back for week! I am learning...but its such a hard way to learn.

jUST PLEASE PRAY FOR ME TO KEEP MY SANITY AND FIND OUT WHO BREE IS , AT THE END OF THIS!
THANKS MY FRENZ!!!

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