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Caregiver
I want to be my dad’s caregiver and get paid for it. He only has Medicare. Any suggestions?2 -
Going on nine years
I am outside of my church that I go to every time I see my mom at the nursing home. It's the only way I can see her and not want to escape into my old ways of addiction. She has a rash now on her fac…4 -
Tests and medications
Here is a philosophical question for everyone to ponder. As healthy human beings, we all do what we can to insure as long of a life that we can have. We eat right, we exercise, we take supplements. W…3 -
Re: Tests and medications
I posted a short note last night and have been thinking about this thread a lot today. I was looking through the clinical stages definitions today and think my DH is probably late 4 early 5. Maybe fu…2 -
How to get LO into assisted living
DW is in late stage six, with complications of paranoia, panic attacks, tachycardia, separation anxiety and is highly likely to have a complete meltdown upon being admitted to memory care or assisted…2 -
Re: Tests and medications
I'll jump in. My husband has VD, has had 3 strokes, atherosclerosis, emphysema, 3 aortic aneurysms, osteoperosis, multiple health issues. We are on palliative care, basically treating symptoms not fi…8 -
Re: Downsizing with Dementia
I made a big move almost 4 years ago now after my DH was officially diagnosed with Alz. I moved from Ohio to Texas to be near our daughter and family. Yes it kept me very busy and helped to deal with…5 -
Re: Downsizing with Dementia
I feel for you all and everyone else. I retired month later it started now days consist of dr and taking drives to nowhere just to keep her active. Not anywhere as bad as some , not yet, but it is wh…3 -
Re: Going on nine years
Amen and thank you so much for your comfort.1 -
Progression and caregiver changes
DH continued to decline with the rivastigmine and has developed significant hallucinations and a persistent delusion about a dead friend who isn't dead. The companion who had been with him almost a y…1
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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