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re: My Mom has been getting worse with her dementia
Posted on 3/29/24 at 4:48 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 3/29/24 at 4:48 pm to Jim Rockford
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Whats not true?
That you have to sell all your assets. There are ways to preserve at least some of them but it takes expert advice.
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Posted on 3/29/24 at 4:53 pm to Free888
Our family member would go ape shite if they tried to get her to take a shower. Had no idea how racist she was.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:01 pm to Double Oh
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We just put father in law in nursing home and he has to sell all his assets to pay for nursing home and then after that Medicaid kicks in
If the MIL is still alive I suggest looking for an estate planner/lawyer that specializes in nursing home care. They can work the loopholes to get your FIL Medicaid to pay for the nursing home. It’s worth the time and money. We spent 150K in nursing home care before we found out for my mom. Both Husband and wife have to be alive for it to work.
Our Estate Planner said Congress put in loopholes so that they could have their families and friends take advantage.
This post was edited on 3/29/24 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:05 pm to Pisco
Pisco
I haven’t read through the entire thread. Not sure if it’s been mentioned…Dr Dale Bredensons book. It’s worth you checking out to see if there are factors you can control that are advancing her condition. There are a lot of factors that contribute to cognitive decline. Meds have proven to not be very viable for this. Check out the book and I think it could definitely help. Good luck and hang in there.
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I haven’t read through the entire thread. Not sure if it’s been mentioned…Dr Dale Bredensons book. It’s worth you checking out to see if there are factors you can control that are advancing her condition. There are a lot of factors that contribute to cognitive decline. Meds have proven to not be very viable for this. Check out the book and I think it could definitely help. Good luck and hang in there.
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Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:17 pm to Tvilletiger
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Our family member would go ape shite if they tried to get her to take a shower. Had no idea how racist she was.
When suffering from dementia, they will say all sorts of things they would have never said for all of their life before the dementia set in.
It would be quite unfair to label them based on how they acted while suffering from dementia.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:46 pm to Jim Rockford
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I wonder if sepsis can cause anemia
Quite possible. In my mom's case, the sepsis put her in a-fib, but once the infection resolved, so did the a-fib.
Still, they sent her home on Elliquis to protect against a stroke caused by a-fib.
The thinking is the blood thinner caused a GI bleed leading to the anemia.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:54 pm to Pisco
My prayers are with you.
You should look into whether she is qualified for Medicaid, which will pay for a nursing home.
You should look into whether she is qualified for Medicaid, which will pay for a nursing home.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:55 pm to Pisco
Positive vibes and prayers my friend.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 6:01 pm to Pisco
quote:I feel for you. I hope your mother finds peace.
My Mom has been getting worse with her dementia
Posted on 3/29/24 at 6:32 pm to LSURussian
Anybody in the Shreveport area or even within a couple hours drive who needs to get their family member into long term care while preserving assets, I can recommend Gilsoul and Aronson. We've been very satisfied with them. If you're poor the process is fairly straightforward. If you have any assets at all it's anything but. We quickly determined we needed professional help.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 6:50 pm to Pisco
Late to this thread but if you have an email addy let me know. I went through it all and helped one of our posters as well.
Tough times ahead my dude
Tough times ahead my dude
Posted on 3/29/24 at 7:01 pm to Pisco
Sorry to hear that OP. I can remember when my grandma was still alive and the last 4 years of her life were a blank to her due to dementia.
Visiting her in the nursing home was heartbreaking watching her just lie there with that 1000 yard stare and when she did think she recognized me, she thought I was one of her sons that was dead.
My biggest fear is not dying, it's dying like that or with some other issue that has me needing 24/7 care. I'd rather be dead in that situation.
Visiting her in the nursing home was heartbreaking watching her just lie there with that 1000 yard stare and when she did think she recognized me, she thought I was one of her sons that was dead.
My biggest fear is not dying, it's dying like that or with some other issue that has me needing 24/7 care. I'd rather be dead in that situation.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 7:52 pm to gumbo2176
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Visiting her in the nursing home was heartbreaking watching her just lie there with that 1000 yard stare and when she did think she recognized me, she thought I was one of her sons that was dead.
The hallucinations are the worst. The other day a lady down the hall from my mother screamed herself hoarse that there were snakes in her room.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 7:56 pm to Pisco
My great aunt used to say there was a man in her house with no legs who shite on the floor and dragged his arse on her carpet after he shite.
You can’t make that stuff up.
You can’t make that stuff up.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 8:01 pm to Pisco
Fentanyl
She will dream that she was an Angel.
2 minutes later, she will die.
It is 1000 times better that morphine. No pain, and it can be increased over time with an I.V.
She will dream that she was an Angel.
2 minutes later, she will die.
It is 1000 times better that morphine. No pain, and it can be increased over time with an I.V.
This post was edited on 3/29/24 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 3/29/24 at 8:30 pm to Jim Rockford
Lord have mercy on all affected. My dad is 74 and has been exhibiting signs for last couple years.
My dad has absolutely no assets and he lives with my sister. He just had procedure for renal cancer and now has cancer in a shoulder.
Should I tell my sister to set up an appointment with his GP (Medicaid) to refer to specialist to diagnose for dementia? Sounds like this is a step needed should he (or
more likely will) digress.
My dad has absolutely no assets and he lives with my sister. He just had procedure for renal cancer and now has cancer in a shoulder.
Should I tell my sister to set up an appointment with his GP (Medicaid) to refer to specialist to diagnose for dementia? Sounds like this is a step needed should he (or
more likely will) digress.
Posted on 3/29/24 at 10:14 pm to cgrand
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dementia runs in my family. I swear to all that is holy if anybody who can do anything about it ever lets me get like that and doesn’t put me out of my misery, I will haunt those people mercilessly from the great beyond
I've told my wife and kids if I get to that point, they better give me a handful of pills (hopefully I'll lucid enough to take them myself). Several older folks in my small, rural community have recently committed suicide via gunshot while dealing with the onset of dementia or other serious health issues. When a person get's a terminal illness, I wish doctors will give them a pill with the instructions, when you want to end it, take this (rather than a gunshot).
Posted on 3/29/24 at 10:32 pm to ValhallaAwaits
A visit to the GP can’t hurt
Best wishes to your family as well
Best wishes to your family as well
Posted on 3/29/24 at 11:40 pm to patnuh
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My great aunt used to say there was a man in her house with no legs who shite on the floor and dragged his arse on her carpet after he shite.
You can’t make that stuff up.
No explanation for that, but one thing I noticed with my mom was that there was usually some basis for her crazy stories.
My mom told me that a neighbor who was about her age had gotten a pony and she wanted to go see it. I kind of doubted a woman in her late 80s had just bought a pony, but she liked to go for rides and we rode all over the county looking for "Sally Ann's" pony. Then one day a friend told me that on his daily walk he would go by this pasture and a miniature donkey would come up to the fence. He, and others, would feed the donkey candy. So I took my mom to see the donkey. Turned out the old lady who owned the property was named "Sally Jean". Instead of Sally Ann's pony, it was Sally Jean's donkey. I took her to go feed the donkey candy (or carrots) every day I was down there after that and it was the highlight of her day.
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