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Re: Take your own care seriously…
I think relative to this topic is how the stress of caregiving has affected my health, is the weight gain from stress eating. I have gained 30 pounds since my DH’s journey began. I eat because it doe…5 -
Re: The pain of living with ALZ
so sorry. We know how you feel. It’s heartbreaking. Hugs. 💜2 -
Re: The pain of living with ALZ
Maybe the most agonizing experience of the AD journey. I knew it would happen but was totally unprepared for how I would feel. It was devastating. I am so sorry.2 -
I don't understand...
I really don't understand all of this. My mom has dementia, it is diagnosed. But her care is not covered by medicare, even though it is a disease. What is this hole in the system?1 -
Re: Input requested for oxygen use on very late stage dementia
Vitruvius- when my father was on hospice with Alzheimer’s his hands turned purple and very cold. The hospice nurse was sitting with me and explained this was a sign of the body shutting down and that…3 -
Re: Input requested for oxygen use on very late stage dementia
Vitruvius you and I have both been here a long time. I've watched two wives die. I'm 78 now and at the point where I can review my decisions in retrospect. My fundamental decision about lif…4 -
His Battle Has Ended
The love of my life, my DH Joe, lost his battle with dementia on October 31. He was diagnosed 15 years ago and progression was slow until the last year when he was in memory care. It broke my heart t…25 -
Re: Parents Against Me
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258148#Comment_258148 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258148#Comment_258148 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258168#Comment_258168 h…4 -
Re: Approved for hospice
For me, hospice was not a difficult decision. When my DW reached stage7, I knew she would not have wished for medical care that would extend her life. The bigger issue for me was preparing myself to …3 -
Input requested for oxygen use on very late stage dementia
My DW has been in Stage 7f for about a year. She is minimally conscious and I am told that her cognition at this point consists mainly of core brain stem functions, her only obvious action is a primi…7
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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