Stroke

Caring For A Spouse With Dementia

Class My husband of 47 years has stroke related dementia . As the weeks go by he seems to be more and more angry that he is not in contol of his life. He has points in time that he is lucid and happy and he loves me and talks to me about how much he knows i have to do for him but he can turn on a dime and...

Mom had a stroke three days ago - what should we expect next?

Class It's terrifying to see her like this and I read a lot of hopeful stories about stroke survivors. I guess I just want to know from someone else going through this or have gone through this if they went through the same thing themselves or with their loved

Mom feels like she can't breathe when she's eating!

Class The problem is when she eats she feels like she can't breathe and she is always sick to her stomach. Does anyone have any ideas on what would cause this?

Wealthy Stepfather Won't Spend A Dime Toward Our Mother's Stroke Recovery

Class Without our stepfather spending the extra money for private therapies, she will remain an invalid and will never be able to communicate again!

Am I Doing The Right Thing By Putting Her In A Home?

Class Am I doing the right thing by not telling anyone in the family where she is, and asking the home to not allow anyone that I do not agree with to see her?

Dad has so much raged. Is it the dementia?

Class My mother had a stroke in June. Prior to that she was taking care of Dad who we suspected had vascular dementia for many years. But he was managing, even holding down a full time job in May 2009. Well, with mom's stroke, there are now 24 hr sitters in their home and his dementia has taken a downw...