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Trueblue Texan

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24. I had many of those experiences when I was in home health...

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:33 PM

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...yes, the patient could fool you, but you learned pretty quickly to listen to the caregivers and family members. I cannot tell you how many times they followed me to my car desperate to be heard, to tell me the real story and how impossible it was to get their loved one to take care of their basic self care, eating and exercising. The patients could be abusive to their caregivers but saintly in the presence of a health care provider. Before I worked in home health, I always said parenting was the hardest job in the world. After joining the home health field, I knew caregiving for elders and dementia patients was far more difficult than parenting.

Bless you for your patience in caring for your mom. If heaven is real, you should have your place secured for taking care of your mom.

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Vascular dementia and Trump [View all] yardwork Oct 1 OP

Ain't no medbed in the Universe that can repair that. PuraVidaDreamin Oct 1 #1

I'd like to see his daily Rx list leftstreet Oct 1 #2

Right. We can see many of his risk factors with our own eyes. yardwork Oct 1 #4

His Rx list doesn't matter that much popsdenver Oct 1 #26

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I'm very sorry for your loss and the years of stress. yardwork Oct 1 #5

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I'm so sorry. yardwork Oct 1 #15

I had many of those experiences when I was in home health... Trueblue Texan Oct 1 #24

Oh thank you! yardwork Oct 1 #31

For my dad, he slowly lost all social filtering with his dementia JCMach1 Oct 1 #6

I'm very sorry. yardwork Oct 1 #9

I'm not a real doctor and I've never even played one on TV or in the movies. But do you mind if we get a second opinion? marble falls Oct 1 #7

Sure. I'm just sharing my opinion. yardwork Oct 1 #10

"That boy just ain't right." Torchlight Oct 1 #8

Says it all. yardwork Oct 1 #12

Medbeds equals stem cells EarthAbides Oct 1 #13

Oh wow, you may be onto something there. Fundies won't touch stem cells Maru Kitteh Oct 1 #45

I hope Dump's clock is at 11:59:59 -- right at the STROKE of MIDNIGHT Blue Owl Oct 1 #14

Right into a sandtrap BaronChocula Oct 1 #17

The thing about tRump is he has always been Grammy23 Oct 1 #16

'The nedia is choosing to ignore' something Oeditpus Rex Oct 1 #18

He has a WH physician who gave a public report of his CVI in his legs, so maybe another is forthcoming because of ancianita Oct 1 #21

Hey, look at all the reports on The Felon's dementia Oeditpus Rex Oct 1 #39

Great. Maybe it's gaining traction! ancianita Oct 1 #42

Or maybe 'the media' haven't been 'ignoring' Oeditpus Rex Oct 1 #44

Can you please stop insisting on Journalistic ethics! maxsolomon Oct 1 #27

Sarcasm? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Oct 1 #40

The media is ignoring and sanewashing Trump's crazy talk. yardwork Oct 1 #32

See #39 (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Oct 1 #41

I agree with you, having seen my own mother's decline. pnwest Oct 1 #19

Thanks. Yes, the obesity and junk food eating have also led to his chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), ancianita Oct 1 #20

You may well be correct. Whatever it is, he recently has entered - or devolved into - a new stage ms liberty Oct 1 #22

"Vance will be worse." Kid Berwyn Oct 1 #23

Lawrence O'Donnell mentioned it last night BigmanPigman Oct 1 #25

Mentioned it? Re-watch. It was THE central point of his entire opener! ancianita Oct 1 #43

My mother has vascular dementia right now. There really is no cure or treatment. Botany Oct 1 #28

I hope the best for your mom and your family. yardwork Oct 1 #33

Reading between the lines, one very troubling thing Bluetus Oct 1 #29

A close friend of mine had at least two multi focal strokes in early May. hedda_foil Oct 1 #30

Oh my. I'm so sorry you're going through that. yardwork Oct 1 #35

Thanks so much for your encouragement, yardwork! hedda_foil Oct 1 #38

Bless all of you who take care of people like that. My husband has had radiation and chemo along with a lot of other Srkdqltr Oct 1 #34

I hope I didn't scare you or anyone. yardwork Oct 1 #36

Thank you for sharing. It helps. Docs say its normal but not how to cope as everyone is so different. Srkdqltr Oct 1 #37