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AgingCareTeam gave a hug 11/1/2010 at 12:44 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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Answered a question 8/10/2011 at 10:01 pm

My 90-year-old grandmother is sleeping much more and looks lethargic. What can I do for her so that she has more energy?

Thyroid should be checked every 6 months. Can produce the same symptoms. Also evaluate her pain level.

Commented on a discussion 7/20/2011 at 12:07 pm

The Financial Costs of Caregiving

Easy to say to keep your full time job, but even if you have a parent in Assisted Living or a nursing home, try taking care of bills, houses, doctor's visits, meds, personal needs of the parents, over ...Read More

Commented on a discussion 11/11/2009 at 9:16 pm

memory issues

They are childlike when they get like this, aren't they. Would you argue with a child? You'd explain once, and then say,
"This is the way it is. The discussion is over." It's been working
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Gave a hug to ThirdCoastGirl 11/11/2009 at 7:44 pm

I feel your pain. Exhausting, isn't it. It would be so much worse -- feaking impossible -- if she was still in the house. She doesn't even remember most of the crap she had, although once in a while w ...Read More

Answered a question 7/22/2009 at 12:05 pm

My mother is verbally abusive to me. My mental health is being affected and I am stressed from being with her. What can I do?

We have the same mother ; ) Mine was always like this, though.
At some point, I realized, the tables have turned and it's time
she realizes that. When she would begin to get abusive, I would
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Commented on a discussion 2/20/2009 at 5:32 pm

"I Love My Mother, But I Don't Like Her"

Log on first, then look.

Answered a question 2/18/2009 at 9:07 pm

Is anyone familiar with the Medicaid Asset Protection Plan, MAPP?

Supposedly, this is what the MAPP video covers. There may be nothing
I can do now anyway. She made stupid decision based on greed, insecurity,
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Commented on a discussion 2/18/2009 at 12:29 pm

"I Love My Mother, But I Don't Like Her"

Wow, my mom has undiagnosed NPD too. Is that we all picked up on this
thread because we could relate.

I thought it was my fault for years (50 something years)
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Answered a question 2/17/2009 at 9:38 pm

Is anyone familiar with the Medicaid Asset Protection Plan, MAPP?

But going to a lawyer for advice is going to cost too. There must
be some way to protect what little assets we have.

Commented on a discussion 2/17/2009 at 9:16 pm

Alzheimer's May Trigger Hoarding Behaviors

My mom was always like this. I couldn't touch anything in the house while
she was there. When she was in the hospital, I took her little bags of
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