T:New to Group - Dad in <num>? Stage	Q:I looked for a forum where I might be able to talk with others in a similar situation. I noticed symptoms with my Dad about <time_period> ago and when I first mentioned this to my Mom and my sister,  they were in denial. I believe he has now reached possibly what is called the <num> stage; however,  I'm not certain about that. My mother is <age> and my Dad <age>. They still live alone by choice; however,  my mother is now becoming frightened as she is crippled. While I just turned <age>,  I am not in a position financially to give up my job . . . <num> job losses in a period of <time_period> and the dramatic decrease in my IRA in this financial crisis has cost me money that I needed for my own future . . . (I am single,  self-supporting.  ) My mother doesn't want to put him in a <time_period> and refuses to move to an <institution>. My Dad at a point where he is still not totally out of it and when my Mom tried to tell him that we have a volunteer coming in to be with him when she went shopping,  he went ballistic. Today I woke up to a note from her saying that my Dad asked her if she had any nickels and dimes and when she asked what he wanted them for,  he told her he wanted to eat them. She keeps asking me what to do and I'm just as without a clue as she is.  	A:P.  S. to this post He was taking <medicine> but last <month> stopped taking it as he believes a <professional_practitioner> told him he no longer needed any pills.  


A:I received a lot of help from the Alzheimer's Association. Their website is  They even have a hotline you or your mom can call. I wish you well,  <name>


A:Have you talked to the <professional_practitioner>? 
