# Taking Care of Parents **URL:** https://discussion.fool.com/c/personal-finances/taking-care-of-parents/56.md?page=5 [Latest](https://discussion.fool.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discussion.fool.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discussion.fool.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [new ALZ theory based on immune system](https://discussion.fool.com/t/new-alz-theory-based-on-immune-system/59650)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/new-alz-theory-based-on-immune-system/59650 "2022-01-30T11:31:15Z")
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/01/30/1076166… --- ## [Dad has Covid](https://discussion.fool.com/t/dad-has-covid/59294)
**Author:** [@Borgney](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Borgney)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/dad-has-covid/59294 "2022-01-29T10:26:40Z")
DB went to visit him yesterday and he was still in bed, obviously not well. DB had the A facility test Dad and sure enough, he’s positive. He went to visit Mom in Memory Care Sunday. Dad is 81, diabetic, has high blood … --- ## [third seizure](https://discussion.fool.com/t/third-seizure/59275)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/third-seizure/59275 "2022-01-28T21:22:26Z")
Luckily in bed so no injuries, just before midnight. From the position of his body, it looked like he was either climbing into or out of bed. I was awakened by the loud noise he makes at the onset of a seizure. Once he … --- ## [dear elder cousin](https://discussion.fool.com/t/dear-elder-cousin/59544)
**Author:** [@4thebird](https://discussion.fool.com/u/4thebird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/dear-elder-cousin/59544 "2022-01-28T15:55:32Z")
you have now reached the point in your tax life as my mom before you: I have good news and bad. good news you owe no taxes, the bad is you don’t make enough money to pay taxes. love you. --- ## [If I die before Brother in assisted living...?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/if-i-die-before-brother-in-assisted-living/59479)
**Author:** [@footsox](https://discussion.fool.com/u/footsox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/if-i-die-before-brother-in-assisted-living/59479 "2022-01-27T15:27:13Z")
Well, I finally have a little breather and thought I better update my Will and mostly make arrangements for my brother in assisted living. For those of you who don’t remember, my brother is 68, had a car accident when he… --- ## [spice of lead?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/spice-of-lead/59329)
**Author:** [@1poorguy](https://discussion.fool.com/u/1poorguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/spice-of-lead/59329 "2022-01-26T19:36:20Z")
This is scary. First time I have ever been glad 1poormom didn’t use any seasoning in her food, even if she used aluminum cookware to prepare it. https://www.kuow.org/stories/turmeric-poisoned-their-kids-fo… Spices at A… --- ## [skin care recommendations](https://discussion.fool.com/t/skin-care-recommendations/59004)
**Author:** [@sheila727](https://discussion.fool.com/u/sheila727)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/skin-care-recommendations/59004 "2022-01-25T15:39:47Z")
Sorry it’s taken me so long, but here they are. I use a botanical hair conditioner to clean my skin in the shower, and have done that for many many years now. And I should note that about a year after I had made this my… --- ## [nutritional supplements](https://discussion.fool.com/t/nutritional-supplements/58875)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/nutritional-supplements/58875 "2022-01-21T14:50:37Z")
The hubster’s barely able to remember what to do with his medications (I put 2 or 3 pills into his hand after BR, LU, and DN, and he swallows them followed by a sip of beverage). The olanzapine, finasteride, and losartan… --- ## [cannabinoids](https://discussion.fool.com/t/cannabinoids/58557)
**Author:** [@1poorguy](https://discussion.fool.com/u/1poorguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/cannabinoids/58557 "2022-01-19T19:24:49Z")
I think we talked about this briefly, but what is the prevailing thought about this? I know Mayo advises great caution (except for epilepsy). https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health… Obviously, qua… --- ## [happy update](https://discussion.fool.com/t/happy-update/58803)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/happy-update/58803 "2022-01-19T07:43:01Z")
I was surprised that the hubster woke me up knocking gently on the glass sidelight of the front door at 7am. That’s a sign of moderate dementia that he’s been past for some months. There was a package on the stoop–must’… --- ## [it's more common than you know](https://discussion.fool.com/t/its-more-common-than-you-know/58704)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/its-more-common-than-you-know/58704 "2022-01-17T18:29:05Z")
I called the HOA rep to see if I needed to pay my annual dues and my share of the special assessment in 2 separate checks or if 1 check was OK, and we got to chatting. Her mother took care of her father w/Lewy Body demen… --- ## [Frustration](https://discussion.fool.com/t/frustration/58386)
**Author:** [@ptheland](https://discussion.fool.com/u/ptheland)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/frustration/58386 "2022-01-15T08:55:04Z")
I think I’ve mentioned that I have help with taking care of my son for about 4 hours every afternoon. I’m beginning to think that everyone who does this work is a nitwit. We’ve had a string of different people through ov… --- ## [showering](https://discussion.fool.com/t/showering/57538)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/showering/57538 "2022-01-14T19:28:50Z")
He seems to like it fine once he’s in there for a minute (and stays overlong usually-), but getting him in–yikes! I asked our aide to shower him a couple of weeks ago while I went out for my allergy shot–and apparently h… --- ## [cognitive health](https://discussion.fool.com/t/cognitive-health/58371)
**Author:** [@1poorguy](https://discussion.fool.com/u/1poorguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/cognitive-health/58371 "2022-01-12T23:10:40Z")
Not an authoritative source, but there appears to be links between gut health and cognitive health. So take probiotics, they say. It is based on a study, though. https://www.eatthis.com/news-best-supplement-for-memory-l… --- ## [it had to happen sooner or later](https://discussion.fool.com/t/it-had-to-happen-sooner-or-later/58297)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/it-had-to-happen-sooner-or-later/58297 "2022-01-12T15:55:12Z")
He woke up before me today and peed in the wicker waste basket in front of the small table between our recliners in the den. I was thinking I’d wash it well, but since I can’t use it any more for fear of a repeat, maybe … --- ## [uh-oh-micron](https://discussion.fool.com/t/uh-oh-micron/57749)
**Author:** [@alstroemeria](https://discussion.fool.com/u/alstroemeria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/uh-oh-micron/57749 "2022-01-05T06:18:52Z")
Got an email from mom’s facility. A fully vaxxed staff member tested positive. Got a phone call from our aide. Her fully vaxxed daughter and SIL tested positive (she hasn’t seen them since Christimas so unlike to have b… [Previous page](https://discussion.fool.com/c/personal-finances/taking-care-of-parents/56.md?page=4)