OK....by tomorrow I should be driving this car; 2006 BMW 330ci convertable....OMG...you can't imagine how good it feels to drive....vroom....vroom....Bill is afraid I might get a speeding ticket.
Here is the lowdown on what happened Friday evening....Bill's mom started screaming at me about some stuff of mine that was in her closet....I tried to remind her that the day she moved in she said not to remove anything else...that she had all the space she needed....she called me a liar....so then I started some stuff out...she started yelling again.....so I drank some wine and took a couple tylenol pm's & went to sleep early....and stayed out of the way....stayed out of her way most of Saturday....then in the afternoon...she asks...all sweet.....have I done something to upset you?.....Absolutely no recollection of the day before.....I told Bill...I think she does have alzhiemers....we just thought at first ...it was just memory....but memory+confused (getting lost in the house)+being mean= alzhiemers (sp?).....I'm pretty sure......I found her a Dr that takes medicare and tricare...and specializes in geriatrics....do any of you have experience with this?
I was down another .4 today....not sure why....but I'll take it.
Posted By: kimquilts55
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10/15/2008 05:21
((HUGS))
You DESERVE that car! I'm jealous!
Only a geriatric specialist could tell you for sure, but your MIL's actions/reactions remind me a lot of my favorite aunt in the beginning stages of her Alzheimer's. The sooner your MIL can be seen by the geriatric specialist, he/she may be able to put her on one of the drugs that doesn't cure or stop the Alzheimers, but can slow the cognitive decline. My dad also had Alzheimer's, but he wasn't put on the Aricept until about the last month before he died from complications from a stroke.
I will be praying for you. I was my aunt's and dad's primary caregiver for their Alzheimer's through the whole of my 30's. As if you don't already enough to think about, please remember to try to take care of YOU and your health! My weight loss journey now is losing weight that I gained through the 90's during that time of caregiving...back then, I didn't know about a lot of the resources available to caregivers, and ate myself silly to "medicate" the stress.
I'm no expert, and there may be others that can give you better advice and info, but if there's anything I can offer you from my caregiving experience, please feel free to email/PM me! ((HUGS)) to you and your hubby!
Yea, I'm really bummed about the dodgers. I'm moping around still wearing my white sweats and Dodgers tank top. LOL I'm glad the Rays are doing so well, I guess. I was really hoping it would be the Dodgers & Red Sox. I guess that means I won't be glued to the TV for 5-7 days that weekend! My family has been getting pretty tired of me yelling at the TV every night from 5:22 until 8:30pm! LOL I was behind last night, so I didnt' finish watching until after 10:00-ish. DH went to bed afterward. I stayed up and sulked over a glass of wine. Speaking of which....sorry about your "fight" with MIL. Thats a tough one. My grandma had alzheimers and its a scary disease. She sounds like she definitely has the signs. It was so sad to watch my mom have to deal with her mother...she had if for about 20 years before it took her life. She had it way before anyone had really heard of it...when it was only called dementia. But at first, they all thought she was just getting old and senile. Its so, so sad.
Even though she doesn't remember, it doesn't make it hurt any less. Its got to be really hard on Bill, too. My mom always thought she'd get it, and worried about me having to take care of her (hello, nursing home! just kidding...a little) so, I'm just in a way glad that she didn't end up with the fate she dreaded. Not that I'm happy that a different and unexpected fate took her away.
Anyway, sorry. And yea, I know, everyone was having that problem with the comments not going. So weird. They obviously were doing some work yesterday because theres some improvements and also some other weird issues, like the smiley faces are bulleted instead of in box. But at least the emails are back to the way they were! Woo Hoo! Take care, Kim! Shelley
I am about 40 miles NW of Atlanta, could you swing by here and pick me up and take me for a RIDE??? I am proud for you getting that car and I know you will enjoy it. I am even trying to say I am not a "little" jealous....I have to remember God's word....DO NOT COVET!
More and more your description on things that are happing with your MIL is defining Alzheimers. All the actions you mentioned in your post scream out the disease.
My prayers and thoughts are with you, just remember, take care of yourself. Blessings my friend. Chargail
as far as your mother in law if you are concerned I think you should take her to the doctor to get checked up on, does she get confused or forgetful at certian times of the day for example at night only on is it throughout the day?
OK....by tomorrow I should be driving this car; 2006 BMW 330ci convertable....OMG...you can't imagine how good it feels to drive....vroom....vroom....Bill is afraid I might get a speeding ticket.