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    Need all my options

    Well my father has Als. My sister has been the current caregiver but she no longer wants to do it. A lot of issues there to be honest. She is now single and wants freedom. Well now I don't know my options. My father lives in Maine he is semi mobile and he mostly afraid of falling. He has very...
  2. Green Queen

    Confirmation

    Yesterday was Connor's confirmation day. It was sunny, but cold! We were seated at the front of the church, which was different for us. Our surname begins with S, and these things are usually in alphabetical order which means we are up the back! The front row was amazing, we could see...
  3. H

    withdrawing life support

    Hello. First, let me tell you the circumstances. My mother have been diagnosed with ALS for over 5 years. She has been on the ventilator for over 2 years now and I have been taking care of her for the last 2-3 years as her son. My father passed away 3 years ago from cancer and my younger sister...
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    • als diagnosed father hospice life nursing home support ventilator wrist
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  4. E

    ALS just shows up on list of diagnoses?

    My wife, 47, has had a diagnosis of Upper Motor Neuron Disease, along with dementia, and parkinsonism. As her caregiver for the last 18 months, I was stretched to the max. I had a heart attack 2weeks ago, and had to put my wife in a nursing home. During a family mtg. (at the nursing home) to...
  5. R

    What type of housing and care do I need to find?

    My mother died a year ago and my step-father has ALS. He's lived alone for a year, able to transfer himself, cook, bathe, etc. He lives in a small town in Indiana and I live in Minneapolis. I am his POA. He got a UTI 2 months ago, lost some weight (down to 145 lbs.) and got weak. He no longer...
  6. K

    declined...depressed

    As some of you might know I'very had a tough time for a little while now. Last March I woke up one day & well who would have thought getting into bed the previous night would have been my last steps. I could still stand & pivot but then was having some trouble with that sometimes and in June...
  7. Nuts

    Wake up call and hard choices continued...

    My sister called this morning to say mom fell and broke her hip again. All I can think is thank God she's in California where sis can handle things. I did the right thing by sending her there. I also need to get out there to see her. Thank God hubby's brother moved here--two days ago. Talk...
    • Nuts
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    • ability arm assisted living brother fell hip nursing home sad test
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  8. D

    assisted living arrangments

    I hate even talking about this but I just do not know what to do. My dad is steadily getting worse and he seems to be getting more and more angry and aggravated. It is getting to the point to where I believe it is slowly but surely taking away from her life also. She is almost to the point of...
  9. T

    My Mom is finally at peace

    My mom passed away on December 21st. She was going on day 13 of no tube feedings. I haven't been able to come back to the forum for a while, and I apologize for that. I guess I've been trying to make sense of the last 4 difficult months of her life, and I'm still as confused as ever. She...
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    • back breathing breathing problems bulbar confused diagnosed early fell hip immediately life nursing home onset peg problems sad walker
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: In memory of
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    Assisted Living in Northern Virginia

    Hi Everyone, My mom was diagnosed with ALS on September 29, 2014. It's moving very fast - she now (very slowly) uses a walker, needs help dressing, toileting, bathing and eating (cutting up food). We just got her a wheelchair for outings that require us to walk more than a half a block or...
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