Mom is 87 and for three years has had to use a wheelchair due to a fall
and increased fraility.  She's able to get up and into the chair with
help and is able to use the bathroom.  The problem is that she forgets
that she can't walk on her own anymore and tries to get up.  She won't

I know no one really knows me in this group as I have not posted very
much. I still feel like a newbie. I guess I graduated tonight. Mom
passed out as I was putting her to bed. I called 911, and the
paramedics came to help her. I found out at the hospital that her heart

Now I got TWO of them on me....I am so sorry that this had to be brought
in this room

Today when I was talking to her I think she finally is starting to
realize dad is not coming home.  She says she is lonely but then when I
tell her to come here she says no but today for the first time I think
she has decided maybe its better than being there alone indefinitely.

My sister went off on me cause I havent been to see dad or go in to
visit mom...I talk to her on the phone several times a day and that is
all I can do...her insane ramblings make me so nervous and upset...I
have been advised not to correct her but she says the most bizarre stuff

My mother had a very good personality during her 60's and 70's and she
has a good one now at 83 even tho she has alz.  My father in law, age
78, now has dementia (possibly alz).  He has had a horrible
personality ever since he was in his fifties and is very mean.  Based

http://home.comcast.net/~entreken/alheimer.htm
Page was set up after a close friend developed disease

My brother finally agreed to spell me abit today, I had a dr's appointment and
yes I wanted lunch out and a hair cut. Dad is not too bad yet (shaves and
toliets okay, he doesn't know who I am, thinks that I am the first sargent of
the baracks, and that he is waiting here for his ...

Good Morning All...
Today is the first day that a "helper" is coming to my parents house.
Jason will be there to help get things set up--how they want things
done, etc.. I will be there to show her the way they like their

How useful are  'immediate care annuities' in preserving income fom a house
sale that has to be used towards care costs?

It has been a while since I have been here, but with mom, dad, work and stupid
computer troubles I just don't have the time or energy to spend on the computer
much.  Especially with my having to work until 2am sometimes.  And those high
school graduation night parties...ugh! until ...

Good morning all! <s>
We made it through my car problems...with less trouble then I was
expecting and that sure taught me a lesson. Worry and panic do nothing
to help anyone! Rolling with the punches is a better way to go <s>

Do any of your AD folks think the people on tv (we have a big screen
one) are real and in the room with them?  It use to be that Mom would
say that she knew various people on tv....they were neighbors or such,
Dr. Phil is her minister even though she never went to church :)  Now,

Study Finds Potential New Cause Of Mental Decline In Old Age
Doctors have found important new evidence to explain why mental function
becomes less efficient with ageing. In the first study of its type in the
world, a team at the University of Edinburgh found that worse mental

Have not posted here for a long, long time.  My father passed away 5 years
ago - ALZ - and it was relatively quick, continuous decline.
My mom is now in an ALZ unit - and she has been quite stable in her
condition.  I talked to my sister yesterday as she fed Mom lunch - and Mom