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Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Abuse in the Elderly
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How can friends helping caregivers prevent themselves from being pulled into rabbit holes of depression and unhealthy behaviors?
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Countrymouse
Answered Sep 2018
Mom is 80 and she's irritable and defensive before she starts drinking a bottle of wine nightly. She is embarrassing to be with after wine.
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JoAnn29
Answered Oct 2018
Finally a doctor is getting my mom a neuropsych evaluation.
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JoAnn29
Answered Oct 2018
Any suggestions on fair pay for both parties?
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Shane1124
Answered Dec 2018
My mom is 82 with dementia. She sleeps 22 hours. Incontinent, trouble speaking sometimes. Does this sound like final stage?
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againx100
Answered Jan 2019
My 92 yr old mother has lived and been cared for by me for 17 years. She has dementia and is an alcoholic. By noon she passes out.
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Riverdale
Answered Apr 2019
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Mom is killing me. What can I do?
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BarbBrooklyn
Answered May 2019
APS not investigating but falsifying reports. What can be done?
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Isthisrealyreal
Replied May 2019
Alcohol abuse with depression. Won't confront early stage of liver failure, won't go to alcohol counseling, can't afford private facility.
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Shell38314
Answered Jun 2019
Is there any legal way to force my mother to be held on an involuntary 51/50 evaluation hold, or something similar in California?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Jul 2019
How do I get an elderly family member in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility without them being willing?
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niece74
Answered Jul 2019
What should a caregiving child do to protect their parent from an alcoholic child who using emotional blackmail to bypass family wishes?
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Geaton777
Answered Jul 2019
Assisted living facilities for an alcoholic with early onset dementia who continues to wander and has been arrested?
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Geaton777
Answered Aug 2019
Just need some advice....
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97yroldmom
Answered Sep 2019
How do I get rid of my compassion fatigue?
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lealonnie1
Replied Jan 2020
Parent (57) needs; unsure if he needs assisted living, rehab, nursing home?
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Midkid58
Answered Jan 2020
Any experience with early dementia and alcoholism?
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peace416
Answered Jan 2020
Is she medically incompetent?
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Pinkiepie
Replied Jul 2020
Advice on helping alcoholic, early dementia mother - serious injury prone - mixing alcohol and heavy painkillers - plz help!
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AlvaDeer
Answered Aug 2020
We have friend in AL, who do we get to mentally check him to see if he can live on his own, or is he stuck there?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Sep 2020
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