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Re: The money is gone!
Hi, what an amazing cheerleader you are! I wish I knew how to navigate this chat option on alz. I’m feeling especially exhausted today, emotionally, physically, and financially. Mom living with me fo…4 -
Re: My essay on navigating the overwhelming journey of caring for someone with ALZ was published. Please
Congratulations on being published! And thank you for your contribution that will help educate the public about this awful disease.1 -
Re: How to Help My Sister Have Access to Spending Money
Welcome. Moms Al had an account I could put money in that would allow her to get her hair done and make small purchases. Even with that she is often angry about not having money. She is in a nursing …1 -
How to Help My Sister Have Access to Spending Money
My sister is in mid-stage Alzheimer's and lives in an assisted living community. They take day trips to Krogers and other places and she enjoys buying things for herself. She used to be able to …1 -
Re: Queen of my Castle ?
I am truly sorry for what you are going through ( and so many others). DH is still somewhere in the moderate stage, so this is really disheartning to read. I try not to think about what our future ma…4 -
Re: $300 speaker
I didn't notice my dear wife had unplugged the freezer in our shed. I think she must have done it one day we were doing yard work and she went to get something from the shed and didn't unde…3 -
Re: Working?
I'm 61 and I was diagnosed with MCI over 5 years ago. AD runs in my family (my Mom has it, my maternal grandmother, grandfather and uncle all had it), so when I noticed that I was beginning to s…2 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Thanks, Biggles. Sometimes you just want the world to know who she really was and what we had together.4 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Thanks, sounds so very familiar. I’m hoping that she will someday accept a live in caretaker. Walking to a local coffee shop would be glorious! :-)4 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
thank you all so much for your responses - @Quilting brings calm you nailed it. And up until this point her MC has been flawless. Thankfully, we’ve gotten someplace I can live with. They agreed for h…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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