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Hafa Adai Chris, I wish to echo the comment made my Sherona, except for the head banging part. Just listening takes the startch out of a lot of issues, even if you have to listen to the same issue lots of times a day. Stumper

You're welcome, sherona. BJ

Oh, wow. That is the also the case here. Very controlling husband. The photo albums sound like a good idea! Thank you for the tip!

She is awake at all hours. My Dad is still working in the family business and he doesnt get much rest most nights. She works herself up into anger a lot. Probably due to her and Dads relationship through the years. I dont really know what her future holds but I will always do my best for her. I just hope it will be good enough.

The hallucinations must be awful to live thru, and to know how to deal with! I think it's a fairly common symptom. Good that you were able to come up with something to set her mind at rest. Oh my gosh, if I went to sleep at 5 I'd be up at midnite for the rest of the nite. I hope I don't ever do that! lol! I don't know why it makes a difference to me when what I do is read for the most part, but I want to be sleeping when it's dark, and some days it just doesn't work out that way. I've been waking about 4AMish for the most part this week. Hugs to all! Chris

It isnt uncommon for inappropriate behavior in public when someone with AD is stressed or having an "off" day. I agree that she needs to be seen by a doctor if it isnt back to normal in the nxt day or so. I never know when my moms behavior warrants a visit so I have just started calling them for their advice. I dread taking Mom to restaurants but that is usually place I can geth her to go IF she will even go. She is so rude to the waiters and she thinks it has taken way too long for the food when we may have just given our order. She thinks people are staring at us sometimes and she has yelled at the staff before, Next time she may be perfectly fine..like Monday when we went. She started to get aggravated about the time so I kept reminding her what time we got there etc. She was always a very nice person and sometimes I am shocked at the hatefulness and anger I see in her ) : My mom has started having..well I dunno if they are hallucinations..but imagining things. The landscape guy was here this morning and she thought he was stealing boxes my daughter has packed up out in the garage. I finally just had to tell her that Jamie had sent a friend over to get some of her stuff. I hate to lie but it did ease her mind. I can't get her motivated to do much of anything,she wont even get up off the couch most days unless it is to go to her bed. She wants her sleep meds as early 5pm sometimes. I have started hiding them and call her and let her know where they are..if I havent called by 8pm she calls me. This is a struggle for us all and I already love this group and am so glad I found you all..I have added all to my prayers

Oh tizzy you have had it rough too. You love that baby from the time you know it is there. You talk to it you dream about what it is going to be you picture it's little face. Yes I think miscarriges have got to be just as traumatic. At least we that lost ours in an older age got to see them grow and got to see what lovley people they were. Oh yes miscarriages are a tragedy

Ohh, not so Gatfly! Those miscarriages also count! With a miscarriage you lose all your hopes and dreams for that child. It can be just as mind numbing as any other loss of a child. I've had 2 miscarriages and two tubal pregnancies by the time I was 21. That's why I only had the one child and he died in a car accident 26 years later. I had a hysterectomy at 33. And my butt is wide, wide, wide! You'd think I'd be excellent for childbearing!! Tizzy

Thank you for the kind words

hope things are better with you angel stary

Hugs to you Angel48195 Sue922

Thank you all :)