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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
Ron I’m sorry to hear about your sister. Pray you can do your trip OK HB my nephew does not take any for his ADHD. When he has tried them in the past, it didn’t go well. He lost lots of weight and he…1 -
Re: Can I Do This?
I did not feel that I would do well as a full-time caregiver, and I did not want to give up my career. My dh had early onset, meaning that I could expect to be still working age when he passed, leavi…1 -
Re: DH hallucinating that he's going to have an affair
My husband went through a fairly long phase where he obsessed over his step-cousin, imagining a relationship that never existed. He sent her some strange text messages when he still had a phone, and …1 -
Re: What to expect from neurologist appt?
Thank you for your response. He has said his brain just isn’t working like it should & there isn’t anything he can do to change that. But no one says the words dementia or ALZ. He is compliant wi…1 -
Re: When to get help?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/262137#Comment_262137 thanks so much https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/262137#Comment_262137 Thank you for the assessment. It has helped me a lot…1 -
Long term insurance
has anyone experienced this. I paid facility Oct Nov Dec. the insurance has 60 day elimination so December 15 would be 60 days hubby there and insurance kicks in. However facility messed me up becaus…1 -
What to do when they won't move
What can we do, or who can we contact, when our person won't move, not even to use the restroom? We went to the ER a few days ago when my husband complained of pain and could not get out of bed.…2 -
Re: Can I Do This?
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Re: When to get help?
we say here if you’re asking, then it’s probably time. I would be very concerned about leaving him for any length of time. Do you lock him in the house? Can he open the doors from the inside? If so, …3 -
Re: What to expect from neurologist appt?
welcome. Sorry about your husband’s diagnosis. The Neurologists aren’t much help except for diagnosis and even then there is so much they don’t know about dementia. Dementia is the overarching diseas…2
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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