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amelah

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I hate Saturday Nights...

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Ok, so I think I made myself clear there. Glad to be alive. There's 1 to the good.Hate the loneliness. There's 1 to the bad. Me and a Pizza. Hooray. Me and a Book. Yippee. Me on the Computer. Again.Ok. Next rant: listened in on an ACA meeting......
Mother's Day

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Mom has mental illness & dementia. She has been isolating herself within her apartment at the fancy retirement community, having her dinners delivered to her. She is very paranoid about what the other residents think of her. She is hyperaware of...
is there a glossary of acronym terms?

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Lots of abbreviations floating around & I'm feeling confused in some of the discussions... Is there a list of shorthand acronyms (such as LOL, PTSD) somewhere & their meaning? I thought I saw it, but now I'm lost again. . . Help? Thanks!
How to avoid the triggers?

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Mom has always been about herself and her needs. As children, it was our job to take care of her needs. (I need this, I need that, do this, do that, if you don't do this -- I'm gonna.... Well, you get the gist.) Mom was/is not capable of...
Lost

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I don't know if I'm seeking advice or just venting, so this is where the post landed ("Discussions")... I hope this is the right place & that you don't mind:I am stuck. All my life, all I ever wanted was to know my place in life. I had dreams of...
Accepting the things I cannot change...

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My mom obsesses about the things she's afraid she's running out of... usually it's food items. Recently it's all about air freshener spray. So when I brought her weekly groceries including the extra room spray, the aide told me that Mom's been...
How to Avoid Drama?

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Being brutally honest here & value your opinion without judgment:I've noticed that I always have some kind of drama going on. Sometimes I haven't created it (eg. Mom getting sick), but other times I am aware that I'm a catalyst in the chain of...
What to Give as Thank You Gift to Wonderful Aide?

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Mom finally did it. She crossed the line and made racial slurs toward our beloved aide. So the aide resigned. Completely Understandable. I doubt they get paid more than $10/hr through the agency. I'd really like to do something for her (she lasted...
What tests should be conducted?

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It's clear Mom has some form of dementia, but wouldn't the Doctors conducts specific tests to assess what kind or at what stage, to determine treatment (eg. Aricept)? For the longest time, Mom kept saying to the Drs "I think I have dementia" and...

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