dimentia

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    Tips on dealing with MND and Dimentia

    Hello all. This is my first visit to this forum and I'm badly need of some caregiver support. I am currently in a foreign country taking care of my aunt who is diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease and Dimentia. She cannot speak, can barely swallow, and is starting to lose the ability to walk. Her...
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    communication options

    Hello, about a year ago my dad was diagnosed with alzheimer's, but now they are retesting him for ALS and dimentia. I will admit he does have a little bit of problems remembering things, but there is no doubt in my mind that he knows what he wants to say but he just can't get it out. I had...
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    Checking in.....

    Hi all - my name is Mike. My experience with ALS began with a grandparent, who I later cared for, and was assigned Durable Power of Attorney. I have dealt first hand with many of the issues discussed here on the forums, along with others such as dimentia, renal failure (dialysis), diabetes...
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    ALS is bad, and then this dimentia...

    My mom has ALS-induced dimentia. It bothers me of course, but on certain days it bothers me more. She forgot my daughter's birthday last month -- and my wedding anniversary is today and I haven't heard from her (usually she'd have her caregiver or my stepdad send an email or text). I know...
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    Hospice update

    I spoke with my stepdad about hospice. He seemed like he wants to do it; but he's afraid doing it will kill the little spirit my mom has left. He's trying so hard to abide by her wishes, but I told him, she's never going to AGREE to get hospice. She also has cognitive impairment, most likely...
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    Trying to cope

    My mom is awaiting her diagnosis; we find out next week however, her specialist seems to think all of her symptoms are pointing to ALS. This has been a rough year for us; my fiance's father passed away about a week after the birth of our first son, my dad just died a month and a half ago, and...
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    Is this really Dimentia?

    I've posted only a few other times about my mother who was officially diagnosed 5/08 with ALS, bulbar onset. Sept she had a peg inserted and since, has deteriorated at a very rapid pace in my opinion. She is still able to walk around as long as someone is with her, but this is getting much...
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    my mom has ALS with dimentia

    last year at this time our family was sailing along and everything was fine - i noticed mom's speech was a bit slurred when i was visiting my family - by december she could barely talk and was having trouble walking - now it is august, a year later and she is unable to talk, move on her own, and...
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