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My Family needs help with Mom

cateyez
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Apr 23, 2008, 12:55 AM

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My Family and I have been dealing with Moms AD for quite a while now. We have moved her twice. First we moved her to a smaller apt for herself and my stepfather who had been terminally Ill for a very long time and when he past we moved Mom to my sisters home. My Mother has since declined to the point that she needs remiders to eat and drink, she can't recognize money denominations and can't make change. My Mother was once a very good seamstress and would also crochet and knit. She can no longer do any of it . She does'nt think she is Ill and wants to move back to her apt. She beleives she can take care of herself and She is refusing assisted living, She is very very angry, untrusting and resistent to everyones help. We are all at a lose and at our whits end at what to do. My sister is checking into getting a compitency order but I am afraid at how that will affect my Mothers previously Loveing Heart. Anyone with a similar situation or anyone that can give me some help would be so appreciated.....Thank You and God Bless

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Senior62
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Sep 14, 2008, 8:11 PM

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I recently had to deal with a similar problem with my father. I had to tell him a little white lie (that the water main was broken where he used to live) and no one could live there.
It is really hard to have someone legally declared incompetent so you have to try every trick in the book to help them.

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