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2016-08-31 06:33:36 PM kimberly1 that's when you just love them the way they are.
2016-08-31 06:33:49 PM cchase the brain no longer sends the "how to function" message to the organs in the body
2016-08-31 06:33:50 PM jackiebl (y)
2016-08-31 06:33:57 PM corrie runs in my family so...
2016-08-31 06:34:01 PM elimazeg They don't know what they're doing in that unrecognizable place'
2016-08-31 06:34:08 PM shensle families arent always sure how to cope.. but they have already mourned 3 times
2016-08-31 06:34:09 PM awatts all organs start to shut down
2016-08-31 06:34:30 PM cchase pneumonia - yes. lungs do not inhale /exhale efficiently
2016-08-31 06:34:52 PM cchase okay so let's talk about that mourning the loved one
2016-08-31 06:35:02 PM shensle on PET scans.. there is literally darkness of no activity in those parts of the brain
2016-08-31 06:35:10 PM cchase how can we help families with this??
2016-08-31 06:35:22 PM jackiebl it's so hard to see the person that they knew slip away
2016-08-31 06:35:34 PM corrie it is painful, the family mournes the loss, then the resident gets left behind and feels alone even worse than before
2016-08-31 06:35:37 PM jackiebl lots of caregiver role strain
2016-08-31 06:35:38 PM cchase yes jackie true
2016-08-31 06:35:53 PM corrie this increases behavior
2016-08-31 06:35:57 PM cchase yes corrie
2016-08-31 06:36:13 PM shensle explain to them the parents dont remember not because they dont love them but its what there brain is doing to them
2016-08-31 06:36:14 PM elimazeg The disease tends to get worse gradually, so you will see them fall that's so sad
2016-08-31 06:36:25 PM corrie they need extra support and care from the facility
2016-08-31 06:36:32 PM cchase yes the strain feels is unsermountable sometimes
2016-08-31 06:36:37 PM jackiebl i sometimes feel just as bad for the family-it depletes them financially and mentally and physically
2016-08-31 06:36:42 PM awatts we offer a support group
2016-08-31 06:36:52 PM shensle they may not remember you because in their heads they think the kids are little so this grown adult couldnr be their child
2016-08-31 06:37:24 PM corrie exactly, so then they all get upset and stop visiting
2016-08-31 06:37:34 PM cchase what can you say to the family member to help them accept
2016-08-31 06:37:36 PM jackiebl i had a lady that broke her back and was paralyzed after her husband w/ alz fell on her-
2016-08-31 06:37:40 PM cchase the lose
2016-08-31 06:37:41 PM elimazeg I think alzheimers area is the most neglected area
2016-08-31 06:37:54 PM cchase oh my goodness jackie
2016-08-31 06:37:55 PM awatts from the time they enter our facility we have all caregivers come to a support group so they can be prepared for this unfortunate event
2016-08-31 06:38:00 PM shensle we will help you keep mom or dad at their highest functioning level
2016-08-31 06:38:02 PM jackiebl find them avail resources to help them-sw is great
2016-08-31 06:38:02 PM corrie i agree elimazeg
2016-08-31 06:38:34 PM shensle its neglected because people dont understand
2016-08-31 06:38:35 PM jackiebl let them know to not feel guilty if can't visit often
2016-08-31 06:38:52 PM shensle their family member is being taken care of
2016-08-31 06:38:54 PM cchase sometimes I feel that the public has come to accept Alz
2016-08-31 06:39:00 PM shensle yes!
2016-08-31 06:39:03 PM corrie sit with the family, tell them soe of the things that have been positive that you have learned or seen the resident do. tell them rather than trying to tell them who they are, tell them stories of their past
2016-08-31 06:39:17 PM elimazeg True Cchase
2016-08-31 06:39:25 PM shensle people know what it is because they hear bout it but they relly know nothing bout it
2016-08-31 06:39:47 PM shensle that frustrates me
2016-08-31 06:40:16 PM elimazeg Even the employees whom supposed to be trained don't take care
2016-08-31 06:40:17 PM awatts its a whole new ballgame when you are having to go through the disease with a family member!
2016-08-31 06:40:20 PM corrie it is hard to accept that you may now have to start as a new friend rather than the beloved family member.
2016-08-31 06:40:24 PM cchase they just deal with it... they know the outcome so do not learn how to help themselves and the ones they love
2016-08-31 06:40:39 PM jackiebl we have a great alz alliance program in texas that actually has a power point devoted to caregivers
2016-08-31 06:40:47 PM awatts my father had dementia and parkinsons and it was a true eye opener
2016-08-31 06:40:50 PM cchase oh my elimazeg -- so unfortunately true
2016-08-31 06:41:02 PM shensle my grandmother had it as well
2016-08-31 06:41:15 PM elimazeg :'(
2016-08-31 06:41:18 PM jackiebl parkinson's is a very sad disease as well
2016-08-31 06:41:39 PM shensle parkinsons is under the umbreall of dementias no?
2016-08-31 06:41:40 PM corrie we train the caregivers, but then new ones get put on the floor and they have not gotten the training. or agency covers and they dont know
2016-08-31 06:41:51 PM shensle umbrella* cant type today
2016-08-31 06:41:51 PM awatts i took care of my father for 2 years with my mom and was there tell the very end
2016-08-31 06:41:56 PM corrie it is a constant battle
2016-08-31 06:42:02 PM cchase dementia is a symptom of parkinson's as well jackie but with the physical disability early on
2016-08-31 06:42:12 PM cchase so sorry awatts
2016-08-31 06:42:19 PM corrie when they need familiar faces and routine, tossing new people on the floor is stressful to them
2016-08-31 06:42:50 PM jackiebl yes loss of neurons
2016-08-31 06:43:00 PM shensle thats why change of shift is weird
2016-08-31 06:43:08 PM awatts its ok! he got to the point where he couldnt even swallow his food or for that matter know what to do with it
2016-08-31 06:43:09 PM shensle all the new faces on the floor more noise
2016-08-31 06:43:18 PM corrie i am working on making busy boxes for my memory unit to help give them things to do when activities dept is not in the facility
2016-08-31 06:43:35 PM elimazeg shensle, because nobody wants to do anything in the lasta halfa of hour of their shifts
2016-08-31 06:43:42 PM shensle no
2016-08-31 06:43:57 PM shensle cause our change of shift is different so we are there
2016-08-31 06:44:09 PM shensle i just mean there is a lot of hustle and bustle all at once
2016-08-31 06:44:10 PM jackiebl i have heard of the busy boxes but wasn't sure what to put in them
2016-08-31 06:44:25 PM elimazeg OK shensle i get it
2016-08-31 06:44:29 PM shensle i wanted to do a .. sesnory guess whats in the box kind of thing
2016-08-31 06:44:40 PM shensle but i thought htta would scare residents
2016-08-31 06:44:43 PM shensle that*
2016-08-31 06:44:45 PM kimberly1 ok
2016-08-31 06:44:57 PM cchase busy boxes are neat
2016-08-31 06:44:57 PM corrie that is why i have not gotten mine together yet. plan to search the net for some ideas
2016-08-31 06:45:46 PM corrie right now we just have cards, crayons, activity packs and magazines/books/music available at all times
2016-08-31 06:46:14 PM cchase the Alzheimer's disease can begin without anyone knowing as early as ten years before the symptoms are noticed
2016-08-31 06:46:29 PM cchase ten years!!!
2016-08-31 06:46:43 PM kimberly1 Preventative care!
2016-08-31 06:46:52 PM shensle i swear i think i need to have my moms brain tested sometimes ;-(
2016-08-31 06:46:57 PM corrie some days i feel like i have it coming on with all the info i forget
2016-08-31 06:46:58 PM kimberly1 EXERCISE, DIET,
2016-08-31 06:47:01 PM jackiebl we have an activity table that 1 resident thinks belongs to him! he will have 6 puzzles going at once so no one else can use HIS table
2016-08-31 06:47:09 PM cchase ops shensle
2016-08-31 06:47:10 PM kimberly1 ETC.
2016-08-31 06:47:18 PM awatts we had a member who was only 39 when he was diagnosised
2016-08-31 06:47:24 PM corrie i am 40
2016-08-31 06:47:27 PM corrie lol
2016-08-31 06:47:28 PM shensle i am being serious though
2016-08-31 06:47:32 PM cchase yes.. territory
2016-08-31 06:47:35 PM cchase it's mine
2016-08-31 06:47:42 PM corrie we have that too
2016-08-31 06:47:43 PM elimazeg so sad
2016-08-31 06:47:56 PM corrie that is my spot, why are you in my chair
2016-08-31 06:48:03 PM cchase really shensle...sometimes I wonder if I have it too
2016-08-31 06:48:22 PM shensle and now that u said 10 years before
2016-08-31 06:48:24 PM jackiebl i think ours is overload lol
2016-08-31 06:48:29 PM shensle thats a little scarier
2016-08-31 06:48:38 PM cchase yes it is scary
2016-08-31 06:48:52 PM awatts scary is right
2016-08-31 06:48:55 PM corrie my mother has always been selective with her memory
2016-08-31 06:49:06 PM kimberly1 Health is very important and the way you take care of it
2016-08-31 06:49:20 PM elimazeg I always imagine if I had Alzheimer it will be so sad for my family
2016-08-31 06:49:25 PM cchase I once sent my daughter at the age of twelve to get her braush upstairs but she never came down with it...
2016-08-31 06:49:31 PM cchase she forgot!!!!
2016-08-31 06:49:42 PM cchase *brush
2016-08-31 06:49:42 PM corrie all kids do that
2016-08-31 06:49:49 PM cchase hmmm
2016-08-31 06:49:53 PM jackiebl that makes me feel better!
2016-08-31 06:50:00 PM elimazeg They're clue less
2016-08-31 06:50:00 PM cchase good
2016-08-31 06:50:00 PM shensle my mom has stopped talking mid sentence.. and had no idea waht she was talking bout
2016-08-31 06:50:06 PM cchase we all do that
2016-08-31 06:50:11 PM corrie i do that
2016-08-31 06:50:19 PM cchase I do that
2016-08-31 06:50:20 PM jackiebl (y)
2016-08-31 06:50:30 PM jackiebl all the time!
2016-08-31 06:50:33 PM awatts we all forget something every once in a while
2016-08-31 06:50:39 PM kimberly1 yes
2016-08-31 06:50:39 PM cchase something else more important got my attention
2016-08-31 06:50:42 PM corrie lose track of all the info you are trying to get out
2016-08-31 06:50:44 PM shensle lol
2016-08-31 06:50:47 PM shensle of course
2016-08-31 06:50:49 PM cchase yup
2016-08-31 06:50:57 PM elimazeg I usually do it every day I am so clue less
2016-08-31 06:51:03 PM kimberly1 memory recall is important
2016-08-31 06:51:04 PM shensle lets all get brain scans
2016-08-31 06:51:11 PM awatts yes
2016-08-31 06:51:18 PM cchase ohh dear
2016-08-31 06:51:21 PM corrie no probing mine, it may pop
2016-08-31 06:51:25 PM jackiebl i like the chats like this-when they are smaller
2016-08-31 06:51:37 PM awatts yes it is nice
2016-08-31 06:51:49 PM kimberly1 yes
2016-08-31 06:51:51 PM corrie yeah i can actually keep up with everything
2016-08-31 06:51:53 PM elimazeg yup
2016-08-31 06:51:54 PM cchase (F)
2016-08-31 06:52:19 PM kimberly1 when are you doing the ADH Chat, Celeste?
2016-08-31 06:52:22 PM jackiebl ha ha me too corrie!
2016-08-31 06:52:44 PM cchase Next Wed.
2016-08-31 06:52:45 PM awatts my father noticed he had to start writing everything down or else he would forget what he was going to do
2016-08-31 06:53:02 PM cchase ADH chat @ 8pm est. in the adult day room
2016-08-31 06:53:20 PM shensle whats adh?
2016-08-31 06:53:27 PM elimazeg I'll try to be there
2016-08-31 06:53:28 PM jackiebl i will be there!
2016-08-31 06:53:28 PM kimberly1 adult day health
2016-08-31 06:53:30 PM cchase my husband writes himself notes to remember ..always done that
2016-08-31 06:53:31 PM shensle oh
2016-08-31 06:53:34 PM shensle derf
2016-08-31 06:53:42 PM cchase yes... adult day health
2016-08-31 06:53:49 PM cchase thanks kimberly
2016-08-31 06:54:00 PM jackiebl i go thru lots of post its myself
2016-08-31 06:54:00 PM cchase no derf in my class
2016-08-31 06:54:10 PM awatts same here
2016-08-31 06:54:14 PM kimberly1 I have been working in adh now 4 years Augusst 13
2016-08-31 06:54:32 PM awatts kim im also in adh
2016-08-31 06:54:34 PM shensle i am actualy to get a job there.. so i should kind of know haha
2016-08-31 06:54:36 PM cchase cool... you can contribute to the class next wed
2016-08-31 06:54:40 PM shensle trying*
2016-08-31 06:54:43 PM corrie was there an assisted living chat?
2016-08-31 06:54:59 PM kimberly1 where are you located awatts?
2016-08-31 06:55:07 PM awatts mckinney texas
2016-08-31 06:55:18 PM kimberly1 athens, ga
2016-08-31 06:55:19 PM jackiebl yay texas!
2016-08-31 06:55:33 PM cchase believe that there is AL chat check the -she will post it to remind
2016-08-31 06:55:38 PM awatts jackie where are you
2016-08-31 06:55:44 PM corrie okay
2016-08-31 06:55:52 PM jackiebl cooper tx
2016-08-31 06:55:59 PM awatts cool
2016-08-31 06:56:04 PM jackiebl i work in sulphur springs
2016-08-31 06:56:15 PM awatts right on!
2016-08-31 06:56:32 PM corrie i am from little ole Aberdeen, Wa
2016-08-31 06:56:33 PM cchase good chat folks... really appreciated all the participation
2016-08-31 06:56:40 PM cchase from you all
2016-08-31 06:56:47 PM corrie thank you for having us
2016-08-31 06:56:51 PM elimazeg Thank you very much cchase
2016-08-31 06:56:51 PM shensle thank u
2016-08-31 06:56:52 PM awatts washington is cool too
2016-08-31 06:56:52 PM cchase that is what makes the chat work for all
2016-08-31 06:56:58 PM kimberly1 thanks
2016-08-31 06:57:02 PM jackiebl it was great-i always learn a lot from y'all
2016-08-31 06:57:07 PM awatts thanks cchase
2016-08-31 06:57:09 PM cchase your welcome guys...good work tonight
2016-08-31 06:57:10 PM jackiebl gnight!
2016-08-31 06:57:16 PM corrie have a good night
2016-08-31 06:57:18 PM shensle night all
2016-08-31 06:57:20 PM cchase hope to see ya next wed
2016-08-31 06:57:23 PM awatts goodnight
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2016-08-31 06:57:32 PM kimberly1 ADH!
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2016-08-31 06:57:41 PM elimazeg night night
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2016-09-07 05:44:59 PM jackiebl hello- am i in the right spot for xtra credit chat tonight?
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2016-09-07 06:01:29 PM jessicab Hello! Yes, is this the right place?
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2016-09-07 06:57:42 PM auazuibke0114 Yes I guess
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2016-09-07 06:59:46 PM auazuibke0114 I really appreciate your time with us Cchase
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2016-09-07 07:02:01 PM auazuibke0114 Looks like I'm the only one left
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2016-09-10 12:34:20 PM sandralittle Has this live chat been completed already
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2016-09-12 06:06:11 PM auazuibke0114 Hello
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2016-09-12 06:29:17 PM auazuibke0114 Okay good
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