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Re: Progressing too fast
Your poor Mama— it's so hard for us to deal with dementia behaviors and it must be especially painful to have it and get treated unfairly because of her roomies disease progression. Pondering, t…3 -
Progressing too fast
It’s been awhile since I posted. My mom, 73, has been in MC for over a year. This past month she went from being okay to almost completely mute. No UTI. Her suite mate was her security/friend. But sh…1 -
Re: Long Winding, Descending Road
I think the circumstances of every death is different and therefore every funeral ( or no funeral) is different. Our son died unexpectedly at 31. We put the obit in three papers. Two close to us, one…1 -
Long Winding, Descending Road
Hello: For 5 yrs. I am a primary caregiver living with 93 yr mother who has multiple health issues, vascular dementia (VaD) and on Hospice for several months. I believe the end of the road is near. I…1 -
Guardian-family angry at my decisions
I have been a guardian for 5 years. We make very difficult decisions daily. Family members always think it is their right to tell me my decisions are wrong. I always ask prior for professional advice…2 -
Anger Issues with mom and losing caregivers
My mom is 89 years old with moderate Alzheimer's and Binswanger disease. She lives with my step-dad (they have been married over 50 years) who also was just diagnosed. I live 250 miles away and …1 -
Re: Incontinence?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257901#Comment_257901 Thank you. I just really thought it was "Normal" to become urinary incontinent before fecal incontinent… But I know there i…2 -
Incontinence?
My mom has VD and ALZ. For a while, I would say she would go to the bathroom frequently, wear pads, and we kind of determined this was because she was afraid of having an accident and having trouble …1 -
Facing a Diagnosis this Week
I am meeting with our neurologist this Thursday along with my husband. I have already heard from this doctor that my husband's recent scan is positive and is consistent with Alzheimers. It indic…3 -
Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
Thank you all for your beautiful replies. We all share the love, the pain, and the wish that things had been different. I can't imagine how I will get through to the end, but for him I will do w…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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