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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am reaching my limit with my mother who has dementia. She lives in an assisted living place and calls non stop, asks me to stop by after work, and then when she forgets to charge her phone relative call me to go over and plug in her cell phone. When I take her to doctor's appointments she tells the staff I am bossy or has a litany of complaints.

Her doctor's office called me and told me they are starting her on a dementia medication. I looked at the side effects and pros and cons. I cried when it says it really isn't that effective as memory isn't restored but some of the decline might be slowed and that your lifespan might increase a couple of years. I already can't handle it. Increasing life span living with dementia just seems so cruel. [/quote]

Not to be callous but I completely agree - why are we prolonging lives of people with dementia if there is no increased quality of life?  So tired of western medicine disregarding quality of life.[/quote]

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