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Re: Queen of my Castle ?
This post & all these comments sound so much like my house! My husband only wears clothes to Dr's appointments. He wears a robe (& that's all) the rest of the time. His incontinence…10 -
Re: Feeling upset
read the book “The 36 Hour Day” which helped me after my husband’s diagnosis. Search online for dementia caregiving videos by Tam Cummings and Teepa Snow. Does your Mom live with you? Your doors need…2 -
Re: Just starting infusions
DH (82) has has nine Kisunla infusions. MRIs before 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th. So far no problems. Neurologist said they’d do a PET scan after #12. Depending on the results they will either stop th…2 -
Re: Take your own care seriously…
I read that about 75% of caretakers die within a short time of their loved ones. The stress is so great and as the above comments have proven, they neglect their own health. I am now pre-diabetic and…4 -
Re: Hubby in MC wants to come home. Help!
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258013#Comment_258013 thank you so much. I agree with all you said. He was home 4 years with the last 2 being the worse. I was ready to keel over. But bein…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
I miss Fall. Here it is just brown and down….. Please keep sending pic os pretty fall trees.1 -
Re: Grief Counseling: Yay or Nay?
I highly recommend grief counseling. I’ve done it twice. Once after my first husband died, and I took my mom after my dad died. Definitely beneficial for me (and my mom). Most communities here have n…1 -
Re: Grief Counseling: Yay or Nay?
I found counseling to be beneficial after my sibling died. I'd say go for it. Cautionary note though: You said it would be "Free…via her health insurance." If you used a deceased perso…1 -
Re: Grief Counseling: Yay or Nay?
I am so sorry for your loss. You are still in the very early days of grief. For myself, at three months, I was just beginning to emerge from the numbness that had engulfed me. I lost my husband in Ja…2 -
Re: Trying to help primary caregiver
- https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257983#Comment_257983 hmmm…. I can clean up the various rooms, but she is very insistent on being the one to cook. Even if I ordered food she'd insi…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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