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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 -
Who am I?
Just thoughts … Year 5 since DH was diagnosed with vascular dementia. Looking back I realize how naive I was. Not knowing what to expect, what to ask, how to help him, how to help myself. And not sur…9 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
My wife didn't stop talking, but when she did talk, she spoke so softly I could hardly hear her. Eventually, her speech was just words that didn't make any sense together. Now she just makes sounds, …2 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248535#Comment_248535 You’ve reminded me of what’s coming down the road. It’s sad to think that I may look back on the present time of this Alzheimer’s jou…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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