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  • Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom

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  • Re: Angry

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  • Re: Help with getting a diagnosis

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  • Re: In Loving Memory of “Jo C”

    A beautiful blessing. Thank you! ♥️
  • Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom

    Hey - My mom was diagnosed in 2018 as well, the same week I found out I was pregnant with identical twins. She was 59 when she was diagnosed. I completely feel what you're feeling. I'm so sorry you'r…

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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