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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 -
Re: Guilt lingers where love was poured without measure...
I struggle constantly with what I guess would be called guilt. It is those constant thoughts of what I feel I should have done differently, better or never done at all. I know that I did the best I k…2 -
Re: Progressing too fast
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257640#Comment_257640 thank you. Yes, it’s a geriatric psych. She’s on lexapro and remeron. I’m hoping they can tweak the dose. I feel so bad for her. I wi…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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