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Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 11-08-2007, 01:06 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,235
Posted By angel_bear
Re: feeling helpless and distressed - please help

Hey Zonk,

Sorry to hear about Mum's decline .. what an awful time for you !!

My heart and prayers are with you during this difficult time, but try and remember, if this is Mum's time, then...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 10-30-2007, 10:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,226
Posted By angel_bear
Re: doll therapy

Well done Deb !! Perfect.

I have had quite a few dementia residents enjoy our therapy doll (although the fight over the 'baby' was a bit distressing at the time :confused: ).

Doll therapy is a...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 10-25-2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,999
Posted By angel_bear
Re: final stages of dementia

Hi KittyBetty,

you could read the 'sticky' at the top of this forum that says "The 7 Stages of Alzheimers'. That's a pretty good indication of what to expect.

However, the final FINAL stages...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 05-18-2007, 05:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 820
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Lights in the darkness

Ok .. I am still lurking around and don't say much now-a-days cause I feel a little distances now ... I guess now I am no longer a 'carer' at home, but have made it my chosen career, things are a...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 02-25-2007, 11:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,333
Posted By angel_bear
Re: How is Dementia Diagnosed?

First and foremost, he needs to see a doctor to rule out anything else, such a thyroid deficiency, Vitamin deficiencies and other things. You can't just start making such assumptions without crossing...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-27-2007, 05:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,160
Posted By angel_bear
Re: recommended reading

I have watched the Move "The Notebook" and found it lovely, but not realistic in the sense that we should never expect our loved one to have those lucid moments where 'normal' comes back, even for a...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-13-2007, 03:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,954
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Nursing home placement

Unfortunately, Aged Care is also a business. And business's, even if advertised as non-profit still need to 'make ends meet' ...

Now .. Mum enters a NH on an ACAT assessment. It's really only a...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-12-2007, 04:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,954
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Nursing home placement

Zonk

Don't be surprised if Mum 'improves' when she's first placed or even 'digresses' even further .. its to be expected.

I must tell you, many of my clients can't do any of the 101 activities...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 09-10-2006, 02:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,174
Posted By angel_bear
Re: hi all you wonderful ladies

Hi Zonk ...

No offence taken at your posting .. far from it .. I KNOW I didn't listen until it came to a crisis .. now my aim is to prevent a crisis happening to anybody else (call it an...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-06-2006, 03:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,097
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Memory loss/Inability to draw a clock

I think that has to do with sequencing ...

If you can't sequence .. you can have a lot of trouble doing other things

Eg: Pick up the fork to put the food on to then put it in your mouth.
...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 02-06-2006, 07:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,915
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Vascular Dementia?

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

From my research with my ex-charge I found out this:

Causes can be: high blood pressure, heart problems,...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 02-03-2006, 07:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,509
Posted By angel_bear
Beating one's head against the wall

Hi Ladies,

I've been doing some retrospective thinking here ..... bit of internal brainstorming kinda thing y'know ....... arguments and conversations with myself .............. why?

Cause I'm...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-16-2006, 03:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,000
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Should Dad travel??

This is the hard part about caring for somebody with AD .. trying to stay one step ahead of them and potential incidents and possibly scenarios'. It's probably that that makes our blood pressure go...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 10-06-2005, 10:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,073
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Need a short Alzheimers Disease description

Trying to keep it simple here ... ???

My MIL was diagnosed with dementia. The doctor said there was no point in telling her because she a) would forget or b) wouldn't understand or c) deny the...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 10-06-2005, 10:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,073
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Need a short Alzheimers Disease description

What is Alzheimers Disease?
Alzheimer's disease is a physical disease which attacks the brain cells (where we store memory) and brain nerves and transmitters (which carry instructions around the...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 10-06-2005, 10:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,073
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Need a short Alzheimers Disease description

**putting thinking cap on**



ummm ....



Ummm .... is this kind of thing too harsh?
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 09-10-2005, 05:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,108
Posted By angel_bear
Re: My mother has been diagnose with Alzheimers or Dementia

GET POA !!!! (yes, I'm shouting) GET POA !!!

Wannabe, I'm so sorry .. one is hard, two .... perish the thought ... my thoughts and prayers are with you. I wish I was closer (same country would...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-31-2005, 01:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,669
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Beginning Stages of Alzheimer's?

Yep .. I did that too .. 4 A4 pages ... handed it to the doctor, and while I sat there and cried and cried and used his tissues, he read and read .. FINALLY he listened to me ........

It was such...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-31-2005, 12:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,211
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Cross Infections & First Aid

Evening all .. (well, here anyway)

Ok Wannabe .. I'll admit my age .. I'm 44 .. sometimes feel 74, thinking wise I'm probably 24 .. LOL LOL (and sometimes 14 but shhhh ...)

I'm going to try and...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-30-2005, 01:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,211
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Cross Infections & First Aid

I don't mind answering questions .. the only silly question is one that isn't asked!

In my humble, non-professional opinion, my mother in law has always drunk too much. On that basis, I do believe...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-26-2005, 08:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,515
Posted By angel_bear
Re: What's been happening today .....

Yes girls, it worries me too that's she's going to do something REALLY bad for her .. she's just acting so bizarre at the moment!!

I can't call BIL .. he's gone flying until Tuesday. God forbid...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-22-2005, 12:06 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,871
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Bizarre Behaviour !?!?!?

OH you'll enjoy today's fiasco ..............

BIL came over at 8.20 this morning ~ just as we were leaving for 'school' for all of us ~ so we didn't know why he was here. He was too early to take...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-17-2005, 02:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,358
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Help - I don't know where to turn! - this is a long one

OH Tammy that place sounds wonderful! Caring, warm .. HOME!!

I hope and pray that a room comes through quickly for your FIL .. he will probably be very happy there once he settles down.

They...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-13-2005, 03:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,693
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Just a quickie

Thanks for the welcome!! I did manage to duck onto Mum's computer and check healthboards, but she won't let me do ANYTHING (me .. the one who helped my brother build the bloody thing for her) cause...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 08-12-2005, 11:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,693
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Just a quickie

BAck again

Mum turned into a toad again, and the car wasn't healthy, and it just seemed adviseable I come home a day early.

Car is happy now .. go figure ??

Mum was pleased I turned up, but...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 07-20-2005, 03:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,714
Posted By angel_bear
Re: What's a Good Pet?

Yeah .. sometimes I think they protest TOO much y'know?

My husband is not a callous soul by any means, but a verbal "I hate cats' person. FIL is a "a good cat is a dead cat" type person, MIL just...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 06-24-2005, 04:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,679
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Conference Details: Gaining Control of Pain

Do you wanna know how SICK I am of poo? I mean .. guys .. I have pictures of the 'perfect poo' ... **rolling eyes** kids think it's hysterical, Brianna is running around with the chart 'comparing'...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 06-24-2005, 04:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,679
Posted By angel_bear
Bowel Management

Bowel Management & the Advantage of Movicol
MOVICOL ®

What is a normal bowel habit?
• Usually between 3 times a day and 3 times a week
• A stool should be solid, but moist and easy to pass.
...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 06-24-2005, 02:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,679
Posted By angel_bear
More coming soon .........

I have two pain scale charts that are IDEAL for the dementia patient that can't communicate .. I will contact a moderator to try and figure out how to, if possible, post it here. It's VERY useful for...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 06-24-2005, 02:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,679
Posted By angel_bear
Pain Management In The Client Who Has Dementia

Definition of Pain
• Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does” by: Margo McCaffery (Pain: Clinical Manual 2nd Edition, St Louis, Mosby 1999)
• This...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 06-24-2005, 02:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,679
Posted By angel_bear
Conference Details: Gaining Control of Pain

**SUBJECT NO. 1 - The Myths of Pain Management Demystified**

The Myths of Pain Management Demystified

MYTH:
Clients in a Health Care setting should expect to have pain.

FACT:
• No one...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 05-22-2005, 05:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By angel_bear
Re: A funny thing happened on the way to church .....

OH and Today was Tuesday .... but she 'tolerated' me driving out to the bowling alley. I guess she wanted to 'prove' something.

You should have seen the look on her face when her friends were...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 05-22-2005, 05:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By angel_bear
Re: A funny thing happened on the way to church .....

*sob*

No !!!

We're planning on another one next Sunday .. nothing like waiting eh? LOL

Hugs
Sally
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 05-22-2005, 03:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By angel_bear
A funny thing happened on the way to church .....

OH yesterday was a fuddled day!!!

I dropped 2 out of 3 kids to Church and came home. DH was getting MIL organised to take her to her church. Off they went, with DH promising when he got home in 5...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 05-01-2005, 03:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 43,694
Posted By angel_bear
7 Stages of ALZHEIMER'S

Stage 1 - NO SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER'S ARE SEEN.

Stage 2 - FORGETFULNESS: Very mild cognitive decline. For example, problems such as: vagueness of where familiar objects are, complaints about not...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 04-30-2005, 02:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,294
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Another episode yesterday.....

I think I have a little advantage to you girls .. I have upstairs. Cramped, cosy, a constant mess, but upstairs .. away from 'them downstairs'. I have a side entrance door, and a connecting door...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 04-29-2005, 06:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,294
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Another episode yesterday.....

Your subconcious is working overtime if you typed Naked LOL LOL LOL ...

I UNDERSTAND your frustration Barb ...... everytime MIL goes off the deep end screaming at me, pointing at me, saying to...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 04-04-2005, 02:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By angel_bear
The Honeymoon is over .....

Ahh well .. the wonders of antidepressants worked their miracle for a short time ...

until today ...

*sigh*

Took MIL bowling today .. off she went, happy camper she be .. even gave me $$ to...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 03-29-2005, 02:12 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,370
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Moving Mom

Well Martha .. I can understand your apprehension ... quite well actually !!!

Her version of next year IS in a few months .. she won't remember .. so your pretty safe in that one .. just keep...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 03-12-2005, 06:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,914
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Guardian moving Dad to assisted living WHY?

I just thought of another thing too .... my friend just put her mother into a nursing home, and all of a suddent all her brothers and sisters are up in arms!! Why? Because mother's house will have to...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 03-12-2005, 03:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,914
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Guardian moving Dad to assisted living WHY?

Me? I would find a lawyer .. and fast ...

Cover your backside, because there's always someone close by who wants to kick it.

:-)

Hugs .. goodluck .. sorry I've got no other answers .. but...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 02-02-2005, 12:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,782
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Picks Disease .. anyone heard of this?

Hi Mary ... I've been researching Pick's disease, because it seems to be almost exactly what my MIL has. From my research Pick's Disease is people with various types of fronto-temporal dementia: This...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-24-2005, 09:38 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,715
Posted By angel_bear
Re: My MIL - updates

Yup .. I am quite pleased with myself .. I did try and fob it off onto ANYBODY else, but circumstances beyond my control landed it back in my lap ... **shrugging shoulders** what else is new eh? LOL...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-24-2005, 06:22 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,715
Posted By angel_bear
Re: My MIL - updates

Afternoon all ....

Well .. I GOT HER THERE (the the Psycho-Geriatrician) ... I am so proud of myself, even though I spent the entire night having heart palpatations worrying over the details of...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-23-2005, 04:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,715
Posted By angel_bear
My MIL - updates

I thought I would start a new thread to keep the MIL story in one go, and since my other thread "epic Saga" has exploded to 12 pages, hmmmm .. maybe this is a good way for now.

For those who read...
Board: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia 01-12-2005, 10:28 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,625
Posted By angel_bear
Re: Seven Stages of Alzheimer's

Oh that list was GOOD !!! I've copied it and emailed it to my BIL .. because my MIL is at number 4 pretty definiately !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks heaps !!

Cheers
Sally
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