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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Pulmonary function test was worse than last time. Pulmonologist put in a request to VA for Pulmonary reabilitation. Being out all day yesterday has also increased the neck pain. I still get up every …1 -
Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
@KayJH : If your husband is much worse, repeat neuropsych testing may be helpful in establishing a diagnosis. My wife had neuropsych testing 1 year apart. First showed mild changes and second was con…1 -
Re: MCI Diagnosis
@KayJH I've seen people who were eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia initially diagnosed with MCI initially. Imaging doesn't always translate into what family sees at home. I …1 -
Re: I’m so lost - mother is 90, English is a second language
Thank you. I think just finding this forum has been a huge help - and it's only been 2 days! It's nice to know that the struggle and challenges are real, and that emotional outbursts are normal. I ne…3 -
Re: All alone
Farrah2001 Sadness is the flip side of happiness; it's one coin. You had a great love. So did I. We am lucky, I think. I cry a lot too. People remind me to 'take care of myself.' That is so difficult…2 -
Re: All alone
I want to thank everyone for the kind words and moral support. It's really good to know there are others who understand the situation. I noticed lately that my LO has more and more days when she is a…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Hello Friends. Lorita. You talking about carrots, reminds me of years ago, I was probably 5. My grandma had a salesman named Jim, trying to sell her pots and pans. He was in her kitchen, with me watc…2 -
Re: Just need to vent : Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
I had a neighbor ask me if I had gone out of town after she hadn't seen me for a few weeks. I told her no, I had been ill and was home. If I had needed help, I could have been dead, because she did n…6 -
Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
Wow. So frustrating for you! It seems it has to reach a late stage before being diagnosed. I don't know what treatment or care is available after diagnosis but I'm flailing on my own here trying to m…2 -
Re: Just need to vent : Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
Mint, you're right. Apparently, what happened to Mrs. Hackman was hantavirus, which makes you feel lousy and then rather suddenly goes into pulmonary failure. She called her doctor, didn't (probably …4
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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