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Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:01 pm
Hello & thanks Myrtle. Warm regards.Hello and welcome Lin
My first post!
Tell us a bit about yourself here.
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Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:06 pm
Welcome to the forum Lin - lots of people on here caring for relatives with one form of dementia or another.
My 86 year old Mum has Alzheimers (diagnosed 2 years ago now) and a host of mobility issues to add to her problems. Although Mum still manages to live independently (just !) I am virtually her sole carer and see her every day; this forum has been a lifeline for me, everyone is so friendly and supportive.
My 86 year old Mum has Alzheimers (diagnosed 2 years ago now) and a host of mobility issues to add to her problems. Although Mum still manages to live independently (just !) I am virtually her sole carer and see her every day; this forum has been a lifeline for me, everyone is so friendly and supportive.
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Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:02 pm
Hi Susieq - thank you for your welcome. My mum is 85 and stopped walking about 3 years ago. She is doubly incontinent and cannot communicate or feed herself so life here is very interesting! I manage with a hoist and a hospital bed etc. courtesy of Social Services. The worst problem is that she cannot be left as she totally dependent. I rely heavily on my family and Crossroads to get to Tesco!Welcome to the forum Lin - lots of people on here caring for relatives with one form of dementia or another.
My 86 year old Mum has Alzheimers (diagnosed 2 years ago now) and a host of mobility issues to add to her problems. Although Mum still manages to live independently (just !) I am virtually her sole carer and see her every day; this forum has been a lifeline for me, everyone is so friendly and supportive.
Warm regards to you and your mum.
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Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:25 pm
Welcome to the forum Lin. 
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:40 am
Hi Alix8 - Thanks for your welcome. Hope you are having a good day. I have a couple of hours off this morning courtesy of Crossroads so am off to Tesco. It doesn't get much better than this, does it?!Welcome to the forum Lin.
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:11 pm
Hi - welcome to the forum. My mum also has dementia and lives with me and my husband and we have 6 kids between us and a mad chocolate labrador!
My mum is also doubly incontinent, doesnt communicate, is hoisted from hospital bed to chair and is due to have a peg feed very soon. However she is only just 70 and has been ill for ten years now. Sounds like we have a similar life!
Everyone is very friendly here and is always ready to listen!
Teresa.
My mum is also doubly incontinent, doesnt communicate, is hoisted from hospital bed to chair and is due to have a peg feed very soon. However she is only just 70 and has been ill for ten years now. Sounds like we have a similar life!
Everyone is very friendly here and is always ready to listen!
Teresa.
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:48 am
Hi Teresa Thanks for your reply and welcome. I am not sure why but I find a strange comfort in knowing that there is at least one other person who is in the same situationas me! Not that I would wish it on anyone else- this is a vile disease! However, its good to know you are not alone. Warm regards to you and your familyHi - welcome to the forum. My mum also has dementia and lives with me and my husband and we have 6 kids between us and a mad chocolate labrador!
My mum is also doubly incontinent, doesnt communicate, is hoisted from hospital bed to chair and is due to have a peg feed very soon. However she is only just 70 and has been ill for ten years now. Sounds like we have a similar life!
Everyone is very friendly here and is always ready to listen!
Teresa.
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Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:34 pm
Welcome Lin,
Hope you feel at home here as I do. I am an ex carer of 10 years, and now bereaved. I cared for my lovely Mum who had dementia, and continued to care at home for her in the last stages of dementia.
It’s not easy, and its a roller coaster of a ride so my thoughts are with you and your family.
Hope you feel at home here as I do. I am an ex carer of 10 years, and now bereaved. I cared for my lovely Mum who had dementia, and continued to care at home for her in the last stages of dementia.
It’s not easy, and its a roller coaster of a ride so my thoughts are with you and your family.
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Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:16 am
A very big Welcome from me Lin,
don't know what I'd do without this wonderful forum. It keeps me sane. I'm stuck indoors a lot as my Jill has dementia, allthough nothing like as bad as your Mum She was only 67 when she had Mini strokes TIA's, that sent her quite potty! She has improved a lot since then mind. Her brain has repaired itself a great deal. I still have to care for her 24/7 though.
Kind regards
Pete
don't know what I'd do without this wonderful forum. It keeps me sane. I'm stuck indoors a lot as my Jill has dementia, allthough nothing like as bad as your Mum She was only 67 when she had Mini strokes TIA's, that sent her quite potty! She has improved a lot since then mind. Her brain has repaired itself a great deal. I still have to care for her 24/7 though.
Kind regards
Pete