My Husband's Alzheimer's is Becoming Dangerous

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🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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My Husband's Alzheimer's is Becoming Dangerous: Patti's husband has advanced Alzheimer's disease, but she isn't ready to place him in a care facility. - Dr. Laura: "His safety is paramount and more than you can handle." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.
0:03.8	Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.
0:09.7	Patty, welcome to the program.
0:12.0	Thank you, Dr. Laura.
0:13.3	It's a pleasure to speak with you.
0:15.0	Thank you.
0:16.0	I have a dilemma.
0:18.0	I'm 67.
0:19.9	My husband is going to be 82 in a couple of weeks.
0:22.6	He has advanced Alzheimer's.
0:24.3	And I've been caring for him at home.
0:27.0	And about two weeks ago, he fell, he got out of the house.
0:30.8	I didn't know I had gone to downstairs, do some laundry.
0:34.6	And he fell almost by our pond.
0:36.5	And I was able to get him in the car.
0:38.8	But he heard his leg anyway.
0:40.2	They sent him to, he was in the hospital for a couple of days.
0:43.6	He went to rehab.
0:44.6	He's at rehab now.
0:47.2	And my dilemma is putting him in a long-term care facility.
0:52.0	I'm feeling like I should bring him home and try again.
0:55.6	My family is telling me, you know, Patty stopped this.
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