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lynda (wittnitt)
Age: 56
Gender: Female

I am caring for my father, Jim, who is 82 years old, living at home and the primary ailment is alzheimer's / dementia.

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AgingCareTeam gave a hug 11/1/2010 at 1:47 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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rephill27 commented 2/25/2010 at 6:40 pm

Thanks for the hug :) Sorry, I was sick yesterday and I missed out. Which post were you reading?

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Keep up the spirit of caring!!!

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welcome to the club !!!

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Asked a question 3/17/2011 at 10:07 pm

My dad is beginning to panic in the evenings and seems worried, confused and scared. Has he jumped to a new phase of Alzheimer's Disease?

Several times now my dad has had came to my room in a panic. Twice he was wondering where my mom was (she passed 3 years ago) and tonight he was worried that I wasnt staying the night and wanted to kn ...Read More

Asked a question 3/2/2011 at 10:32 pm

Should I be concerned if my dad is asking where my mom, who died 3 years ago is?

My dad, in a panic, just asked where my mom was??? Was she in the hospital??? Mom has been gone for 3 years. I just asked him if he was having a bad dream and then reminded him that she has been gone ...Read More

Answered a question 2/3/2011 at 9:48 pm

Can you legally to prevent an elderly parent from driving?

My dad has forgotten that he hasnt driven for a year but tells people that he still drives. We just recently made a new set of car keys for him to keep in the cupboard for him. (they dont work) His ...Read More

Answered a question 7/19/2010 at 5:36 pm

My dad stopped snoring, what's going on?

i was kind of wondering about pneumonia. He was in the hospital 3 months ago with a partial collapsed lung but has been back to the doc lately saying evreything sounds good. He does some breathing e ...Read More

Asked a question 7/19/2010 at 4:29 pm

My dad stopped snoring, what's going on?

Asked a question 7/17/2010 at 5:13 pm

Now that my dad has Alzheimer's he doesn't snore anymore. Why?

My dad has Alzheimer's and recently I have noticed that he no longer snores. Any thoughts on this or ideas on why?

Answered a question 7/9/2010 at 11:11 am

How can you keep a bad sibling from continually praying on your parents financially?

I cant say that this is recommended but is quite funny. A friend of mine was having the same problem and his parents had money put away but told the moocher that their money was becoming really tight ...Read More

Commented on a discussion 7/9/2010 at 11:01 am

Grandfather in Danger of Signing His POA to Scam Artist

We are on the final phase of what you are going through. My two siblings are POA for my dad. His dementia/alzheimers is to the point that he has no reason to do any business/investing. My two sibli ...Read More

Answered a question 6/25/2010 at 12:53 am

I know that hearing aids are expensive and Medicare doesn't pay for them, do the elderly really use them and do they really work?

Yes the money invested worries me since they cost SEVERAL(and I mean SEVERAL) thousand dollars. Now that his dementia has progressed I think anything he had would get lost and I am just to worn out t ...Read More

Answered a question 6/24/2010 at 1:19 pm

I know that hearing aids are expensive and Medicare doesn't pay for them, do the elderly really use them and do they really work?

My dad has an awesome set of hearing aids.....I have put them away even though he needs them. I spent too many days looking for them and just hoping they would show up. It was more of me becoming a ...Read More

Commented on a discussion 6/5/2010 at 10:31 pm

It's my birthday and my dad forgot again.

I have asked and I just get "I am busy" answers. A couple of siblings help out some but dont have a clue that a couple of hours a week just doesnt really make that much of a difference. The other s ...Read More

Started a discussion 6/5/2010 at 1:38 pm

It's my birthday and my dad forgot again.

So, I go up to get cleaned up and low and behold I come down and in just a matter of a few minutes he has forgotten we were going out and was already eating a lunch he fixed for himself. I guess lunch ...Read More

Answered a question 5/24/2010 at 4:49 pm

We took away my 85-year-old mother's car keys and she is no longer speaking to me. What should I do?

we just LOST my dads keys on purpose. I dont know how that is going to play out or if he is even interested in driving. hmmmmmmmmmm

Commented on a discussion 5/16/2010 at 5:34 pm

I just left a "not so nice" message for my brother...oh well.

I do know what his reason was....he just didnt want to. This is a brother that doesnt ever seem to have time to just sit and talk to dad because he says he doesnt have anything to talk about with him ...Read More

Started a discussion 5/16/2010 at 7:59 am

I walked in and all my dad’s IV's were gone.

Dad's in the hospital right now and when I came in bright and early the other day all of his IVs were gone, vanished, kapoot, nowhere to be found. He didnt remember having them and I was surprised the ...Read More

Started a discussion 5/16/2010 at 7:48 am

I just left a "not so nice" message for my brother...oh well.

Dad is in the hospital right now and yesterday I asked my brother if he could call my other brother, and between the two of them, figureout if one of them would spend the night with dad. I am exhauste ...Read More

Answered a question 5/10/2010 at 6:36 pm

How can I get my Mom to stop wasting her money on medical gadgets and devices that "will work miracles"?

my dad is always wanting all those fancy gadgets too but is mostly interested in the exercising equipment. Maybe to get back his youthful figure?????? Well I guess the good thing with his dementia ...Read More

Answered a question 4/16/2010 at 4:28 pm

How do I get my dad to take his medication when I am not home?

My family is suppose to see to it that he gets his meds daily and make sure someone is taking care of him. So now I am home from work (I and my husband moved in with him) and his meds are still sitti ...Read More

Asked a question 4/16/2010 at 4:26 pm

How do I get my dad to take his medication when I am not home?

Answered a question 3/29/2010 at 5:35 pm

The banks are telling me that the Durable Power of Attorney, written up as part of a trust, can't be used on accounts in a trust. Why is this?

I dont know about the legalities of what you are trying to do but I have personally found that the bigger the bank, the less likely they are willing to work with you. I have a POA for my Navy Son and ...Read More

Answered a question 2/24/2010 at 5:06 pm

My mom has a $9,000 debt to a magazine clearing house company. How liable is someone with dementia for outrageous bills like this?

Sorry I guess my mind is going too. Its not Time Life. Whoops. Its just Time (news magazine). But I am sure there will be others that I dont catch before he gets them. Oh Well. Its just money.... ...Read More

Gave a hug to rephill27 2/24/2010 at 4:45 pm

I was glancing through this post and read yours. I had to do a double take and see if it was my name that posted this. Must be that great minds think alike. :) Good Luck

Gave a hug to Greysfully 2/24/2010 at 4:38 pm

I think I could have written that myself. My respite is the fact that I have a full time time on top of it all. We will make it through somehow.
Good Luck

Commented on a discussion 2/21/2010 at 8:28 am

My mother walked around with a UTI and not once did the doctor order a UTI test.

My mother had constant UTIs and would only get diagnosed with them when they were so bad that they took a huge toll on her with even times being hospitalized over them. We ended up going to the drugs ...Read More

Answered a question 2/18/2010 at 4:24 pm

A phone sweepstakes fraud is harassing my dad with calls. How can we get them to stop?

our phone service has a service that blocks up to 20 phone numbers. We use it quite often and update it every once in a while since most numbers come up on the caller ID. So far has helped a lot. G ...Read More

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