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volwindy said:
It's time!

View attachment 200696[/QUO try this - much better than white
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But I like whites, reds, rose..just depends on the mood. Had this bottle for 2 years, it was time to drink up.
 
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VolNExile said:
I’ve got a mother with short-term memory loss (not yet dementia) and a mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s. I think ORB’s dad had dementia.

Anything I can help with?
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yeah my mom has it pretty bad and fractured her pelvis last week -- not sure how the Drs are going to proceed - its a small fracture that wont need surgery but they are having alot of trouble trying to treat it because of the dementia, I guess they told my brother something about Palliative care, something I have never heard of
 
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508mikey said:
yeah my mom has it pretty bad and fractured her pelvis last week -- not sure how the Drs are going to proceed - its a small fracture that wont need surgery but they are having alot of trouble trying to treat it because of the dementia, I guess they told my brother something about Palliative care, something I have never heard of
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That is EXACTLY what happened to my MIL three weeks ago - non-displaced pelvic fracture, no surgery needed, sent to skilled rehab. They’re telling my husband that she’s not putting forth the effort (not able to?) that is needed for intensive rehab and probably won’t make it back to assisted living, but will have to go onto skilled long-term care. :-(

Palliative care isn’t the same as hospice care, because there’s no expectation of death within 6 months or some defined time period. But it acknowledges that the patient has chronic problems that just aren’t going to be fixable, and the emphasis becomes care to keep the patient reasonably comfortable, avoid frequent tests, interventions, and hospitalizations. Painkillers as needed, meds that make it easier to breathe or whatever the issue is, things like that.

How severe is your mom’s dementia? Do you think she could understand the therapists’ instructions and grit her teeth to do the work necessary to get her strength and mobility back? It’s hard even for the clear-headed. I’m sorry. It’s a hard thing for families to know what’s best.

Edit to add: and what @hmanvolfan said. ^^^

The people I’ve known who work in palliative care have been devoted to helping their patients find “the good life” as they deal with aging and illness.
 
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VolNExile said:
That is EXACTLY what happened to my MIL three weeks ago - non-displaced pelvic fracture, no surgery needed, sent to skilled rehab. They’re telling my husband that she’s not putting forth the effort (not able to?) that is needed for intensive rehab and probably won’t make it back to assisted living, but will have to go onto skilled long-term care. :-(

Palliative care isn’t the same as hospice care, because there’s no expectation of death within 6 months or some defined time period. But it acknowledges that the patient has chronic problems that just aren’t going to be fixable, and the emphasis becomes care to keep the patient reasonably comfortable, avoid frequent tests, interventions, and hospitalizations. Painkillers as needed, meds that make it easier to breathe or whatever the issue is, things like that.

How severe is your mom’s dementia? Do you think she could understand the therapists’ instructions and grit her teeth to do the work necessary to get her strength and mobility back? It’s hard even for the clear-headed. I’m sorry. It’s a hard thing for families to know what’s best.
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No, its really advanced - up until maybe 3 years ago she had never missed a day of going to church ( I mean everyday) now she doesnt even know what it is, thats how I know its bad -- I guess Ill find out more Sat afternoon whats going to happen. Thanks for that 6 months answer, I was skimming thru that stuff on Google and thought it meant 6 months to live --
 
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508mikey said:
No, its really advanced - up until maybe 3 years ago she had never missed a day of going to church ( I mean everyday) now she doesnt even know what it is, thats how I know its bad -- I guess Ill find out more Sat afternoon whats going to happen. Thanks for that 6 months answer, I was skimming thru that stuff on Google and thought it meant 6 months to live --
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Right, that time period is generally meant for hospice care, whereas palliative care isn’t looking at prognosis (how long to live) the way that hospice does.

Instead, palliative care focuses on quality of life, however much time might be remaining, whether a long time or not, and not “harassing” the patient with a lot of tests and treatments that really wouldn’t improve the quality of life.

Edit to add again: and I’m sorry again about your mom. It can be shocking to see changes like this, and often so distressing to the patient who knows that something is wrong, but doesn’t know what.
 
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volwindy said:
Didn't realize you had so much gray, those boy toys stressing you out? 😜🤪
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That's blonde😌. Actually, my mom's side was gray early. My uncle's were full white by their mid 30's. They claim it was because of the Indian blood? My grandpa on that side was injun😄. I got the short and gray from her side, dang it.
 
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