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Topic: Is It Time To Think Of A Nursing Home?

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Subject: Is It Time To Think Of A Nursing Home?
Date Posted: 4/28/2010 1:21 PM ET
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Hi All, My mother has been just recently diagnosed with Alzheimer. She is 83, an insulin dependent diabetic and until last year was living on her own without any outside help. In September she fell down three carpeted stairs in her apt. and had broken her leg in three places. This resulted in a week long hospital stay and then a two month stay in a rehab facility.Since the hospital stay ,she has steadily gone down hill. While she has always been acerbic and had bouts with depression through out her l more...
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Date Posted: 4/29/2010 4:15 PM ET
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Hi Christine, I am so sorry that you are in this situation! I might not be able to make decisi more...
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Date Posted: 7/8/2012 11:55 PM ET
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I know this is a more...
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Date Posted: 7/9/2012 12:31 PM ET
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I wonder if it is their (deep seeded) way of kee more...
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Date Posted: 7/19/2012 6:21 AM ET
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Date Posted: 12/4/2012 2:51 PM ET
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My dad had lung cancer and passed away in april, but m more...
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Date Posted: 3/4/2013 7:22 PM ET
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you could also look into assisted living.  I know it is hard w more...
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Date Posted: 10/8/2013 8:28 PM ET
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I'm sorry that you are having to live in such a situation. My mother was the same way: Mentally abusi more...

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