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I am very lonely. My husband only wants to watch TV all day now and there isn’t any conversation of meaning at all. Any advice?
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Unitetogether
Replied Jul 2021
How do you help a parent deal with loneliness?
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cak2135
Replied Feb 2021
COVID isolated and lonely with accelerated decline, my 91 year old mom has late stage dementia....bring her home to pass or let it be?
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wolflover451
Answered Jul 2020
I am so tired of caregiving! I feel resentful, depressed and angry all the time! I can’t even recognize the person I’ve become.
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lealonnie1
Answered Aug 2019
How do you deal with the silence and not talking much?
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Jamesj
Answered Jan 2022
My parents died of old age months apart from each other. I am an only child. How do I recover from the loneliness?
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Katz17
Answered Mar 2019
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Severe dementia and clinically blind; is it typical for family to distance themselves?
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Heather10
Answered Nov 2018
Alzheimer's Isn't Contagious! How do you handle this forced social isolation?
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anonymous756588
Answered Jun 2018
Is telling my mom's longtime friends her diagnosis violating her HIPAA rights?
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Davenport
Answered Mar 2023
What about husbands that are full-time caregivers for the wives?
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Way2tired
Replied Apr 2023
My mom's most repeated thing she says is how lonely she is. Any suggestions?
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Karsten
Answered Apr 2023
How do I get Mom to talk to someone besides me?
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TouchMatters
Answered Mar 2023
Does anyone have advice on dealing with sundowners?
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cetude
Answered Jun 2022
Is this reasonable?
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cwheel
Answered Mar 2018
Stressed about Mum being alone on Christmas...
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JoAnn29
Answered Dec 2019
This is not exactly a question but a comment. Should I feel neglected? I have 3 grown children. I never get to see them on the holidays.
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RALSTON1
Answered Dec 2020
Do residents of nursing homes have any rights? Mom's facility won’t let them go out, have visitors etc. With precautions, why not?
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Murphy24
Replied Nov 2020
MIL only happy when someone is sitting with her and constantly talking. Any ideas?
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Tara123
Replied Nov 2021
How to know if a person with dementia really only remembers me when I am visiting them in the nursing home?
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Heather10
Replied Jan 2019
Husband in MC now 3 wks, told him I was going on a work trip, was the only way I could get him there. How can I tell him this is permanent?
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JoAnn29
Answered Jul 2019
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