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New Here. How to handle abusive, drunk parents that need care.
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BurntCaregiver
Replied Feb 1, 2024
Why is it impossible to find care for smokers?
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babziellia
Answered Jul 2021
My mother refuses to quit smoking. Any suggestions?
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Jada824
Replied Oct 2019
Elderly mother with Lupus and slow healing wound overuses pain killers.
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Isthisrealyreal
Replied Apr 2021
How do I get my mom to stop overdosing on her medication?
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97yroldmom
Answered Mar 17, 2024
Has anyone navigated moving a smoker into memory care?
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Sometimes we see posters struggling with how to cope with addiction in their families on this forum. Have you struggled with this?
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SisterMoox
Answered Mar 2023
How do I get my stepmother with dementia to quit drinking wine. She starts at 7:00 am and doesn't stop.
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LaurieBoo
Replied Sep 5, 2023
Why is my mother-in-law living with us when she doesn’t have to?
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Astridlux
Replied Oct 2022
Is anybody else at the breaking point where you want to walk away but your conscience won’t let you?
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MAYDAY
Answered Oct 2019
Exposure to my mother's secondhand smoke!!!
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Jada824
Replied Dec 2019
I am a mean aging woman. How can I change? I can't even stand being with myself.
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Isthisrealyreal
Replied Apr 2021
Cannabis oil, dementia?
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disgustedtoo
Answered Jun 2019
My sister is addicted to opiates and depressed. What can we do legally to get her help?
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Llamalover47
Answered May 2017
Dealing with violence and addiction in dementia. Any advice?
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fluffy1966
Answered Feb 2023
Been an “all in caregiver” to my mother who is cognitively declining for 10 years now. She completely turned against me. What are my options?
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Scampie1
Answered Jul 29, 2023
Verbal abuse. Any advice on the best approach?
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ventingisback
Answered May 11, 2023
I’m struggling with elder addiction and putting others in danger. Do I just have to accept this?
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Screennamed
Answered Apr 20, 2024
I don’t know what to do with my 50 year old brother.
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NeedHelpWithMom
Replied Apr 7, 2024
My mother is mentally ill and making terrible health choices, what power do I have to admit her to a hospital against her wishes?
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Denchen
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