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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (211)
Ron and I go to the same senior center, and I had a nice visit with him this morning. There is at least one center nearer his home, but the one near me has more to offer. Chair Chi is a real good str…1 -
Re: First visit memory care
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/256856#Comment_256856 it is so awful but I think it’s better he forgets I was there or he will just keep crying. This disease has to be the worse.1 -
Re: Driving Restored?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257097#Comment_257097 Our neurologist gave him a choice of DMV or computerized test. He opted for DMV since he's not great with technology now. In hindsigh…1 -
Re: You Might Be A Caregiver If...
ir if, while she was still driving, you tell her to turn right & she starts turning left, or you tell her to turn left & she starts turning right, you are GOING TO BE a caregiver2 -
Re: Driving Restored?
I told my husband's neurologist that I thought he should stop driving. She requested a driving evaluation from an occupational therapist. It consisted of lengthy cognitive testing as well as a road t…2 -
Re: Driving Restored?
At the suggestion of our internist, I had my wife evaluated annually by an occupational therapist who specialized in driving evaluations. She started to put restrictions on my DW, i.e., no night driv…3 -
Re: Driving Restored?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257051#Comment_257051 I live in Texas. It's one of the states that doesn't automatically take the license away at the time of the diagnosis, much to my dis…2 -
Re: Driving Restored?
During his Neuropsychological exam, my DH (68 at the time) took the DCAT exam (Drivable Cognitive Assessment Tool). I was not in the room when he took the exam, but he explained that it was computeri…3 -
Re: Driving Restored?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74458/driving-restored That all sounds fine and logical BUT!!!!! There’s no control over who he hits, OR who hits him. Remember anyone can sue anyone for anything.…6 -
Re: Care home wants more meds because of aggression
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253846#Comment_253846 I feel like i'm in this spot, but my dad is very mobile & all the drugs have made him unsteady. I'm in the ED right now with him …3
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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