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[Guest guest]

Hello,

My dad was diagnosed with PD two years ago. The end of July he started seeing

people. Ended up in the hospital for seven days and things have not been the

same since. Doctors thought it was the meds. Sent him home. Then in September

he became so aggitated mom had to call the paramedics per the doctor. He ended

up in the hospital again for five days. Two weeks again he was diagnosed

Dementia with Lewy Body. Mom is home on family leave, but that runs out shortly.

We have to get her back to work, she is only 63 and needs her insurance.

The hardest part right now is the fact that dad rarely recognizes my mom. He

thinks that she is taking care of him and asks where mom is all the time.

First he thought there was one caregiver and now he sees three. All are actually

mom. She took him out to the store the other day, went for a walk at the park

and then to lunch. They went home, he did a few things around the house and

walked back into the room and asked mom when she got home from work. He then

told

mom all about his day with the other lady while she was at work. He had been

with mom all day. Dad seems to know eveyone else, but has the hardest time

with mom. Has anyone else had this problem? He can be looking at a recent photo

of the two of them and still not recognize my mom holding the photo.

This is my first post and probably not my last.

Hi to . We just saw Dr. for the first time last week. Like you we

have so many questions?

Deb

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

I, too, spend all day with mom and after a few hours she doesn't know who I

am or thinks that I am someone else. It used to break my heart and scare me

that the disease was progressing but now I just introduce myself and tell

her her name too - sometimes she'll laugh, agree, or say " yes, I know but I

was talking about your other mother " .

Have you started to check out Senior programs in your area? Your doctor

should be able to point you in the right direction and of course, there is

your local AD and PD associations that can offer you some help. By the way,

welcome to the group and please let us know how you make out re:finding

either in-home care or a long term care facility.

Courage

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>Hello,

>My dad was diagnosed with PD two years ago. The end of July he started

seeing

>people. Ended up in the hospital for seven days and things have not been

the

>same since. Doctors thought it was the meds. Sent him home. Then in

September

>he became so aggitated mom had to call the paramedics per the doctor. He

ended

>up in the hospital again for five days. Two weeks again he was diagnosed

>Dementia with Lewy Body. Mom is home on family leave, but that runs out

shortly.

>We have to get her back to work, she is only 63 and needs her insurance.

>The hardest part right now is the fact that dad rarely recognizes my mom.

He

>thinks that she is taking care of him and asks where mom is all the time.

>First he thought there was one caregiver and now he sees three. All are

actually

>mom. She took him out to the store the other day, went for a walk at the

park

>and then to lunch. They went home, he did a few things around the house and

>walked back into the room and asked mom when she got home from work. He

then told

>mom all about his day with the other lady while she was at work. He had

been

>with mom all day. Dad seems to know eveyone else, but has the hardest time

>with mom. Has anyone else had this problem? He can be looking at a recent

photo

>of the two of them and still not recognize my mom holding the photo.

>This is my first post and probably not my last.

>Hi to . We just saw Dr. for the first time last week. Like you we

>have so many questions?

>Deb

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