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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Morning, just heard something on the news that made my.b!ood boil. This wss in Tulsa - someone had put a dog in one of those big metal trash bins and closed the lid. A man found it and it was dehydra…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
It's very foggy here this morning. Lorita— I hope they come through on the new fridge quickly. This is why mom didn't renew her whole house appliance/mechanicals policy. Getting a tech to come do the…1 -
Re: Pisa syndrome (Pleurothotonus)
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73486/pisa-syndrome-pleurothotonus Hi Ed, I was thinking about you today. I hope that you have been able to have peace and even joy again. I was hoping that I woul…1 -
Pisa syndrome (Pleurothotonus)
Hi friends. I haven't been on the site for a while, nor have I kept up with dementia related things. It is just over three years since I entered stage 8. So please take whatever I say with a grain of…6 -
Re: Mom is getting worse
I give Mom up to God.1 -
Re: Mom is getting worse
Thank you all, I agree and appreciate all the comments. God bless all of you.1 -
Tramadol Question
Hi All - So my mom is in assisted living on Hospice care for over a year now. She is in a Broda chair and they now use a Hoyer lift getting her into bed/shower etc. She is down to 95 pounds. I would …1 -
Re: Long post. Beautifully written. 💜
I often think “ there just aren’t words in my vocabulary to express what I’m going through” so I don’t try. Though those are your words, I feel them and understand them. This life robbing trip is a w…2 -
Re: THE DAY SHE COULDN’T DRAW A CLOCK
I was with my husband this past week for his neurologist appt. I was internally upset when he couldn’t answer some simple questions. Forgot the 3 words given in the beginning. Also on the clock he ma…1 -
Re: THE DAY SHE COULDN’T DRAW A CLOCK
That simple task does seem like another defining moment. Also the 3 words to memorize and repeat back later. For me she had moved into another world. We see some of this lapse at home, but it somehow…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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