Re: husband

[Guest guest]

Marjorebony,

Welcome to the support system. Others have written to say the same

thing I will say. Keeping your husband at home is certainly possible

with enough help.

It is also a choice. I truly believe from my own experience, which is

over now, that it depends on you and how much stress is involved for

you. They just seems to progress in their confusion and physical

problems. It is the caregiver who has more and more stress. It also

depends on how long it continues. After three years and very little

sleep, I did put Mom in a nh. It did not make things easier. Then I

was there everyday anyway. And I became very angry when people did not

take care of her as I would take care of her. So I am guessing you will

take it one day at a time and make your decisions as you go.

Glad you found us and hope you can find support here.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Hi Majore,

I think that if you can manage to keep your husband at home then go for it.

Do you have a local AD center around you that can help you with referals to

good care companies?

Courage

husband

>My husband is 74 and was diagnosed last spring of LB. I have been

>reading your letters for some time but haven`t written before. My

>husband is on Seroquel 100mg every night. We have been putting our

>legal things together as they should be while he is able to help. A

>question I have is will I probably have to put him in a nursing home

>or will I be able to care for him at home as I wish to do? I have

>many physical problems also which will prevent me from doing very

>much physical care. I have 4 grown children who help a lot. He is

>on the Seroquel for the hallucinations.

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>Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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