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Re: Feeling So Sad
I cry…as I am now. It just builds up and sometimes I feel better.Mostly I go day by day… I have some things that i can do to distract myself. I do watercolor painting because I can just lose myself i…2 -
She Is Dancing With The Angels
My wife Linda’s journey of this earth ended this afternoon. I have mentioned several times in my post how she loved to dance and she continued dancing almost to the very end. I attached the link belo…17 -
Re: I’m so lost - mother is 90, English is a second language
Thank you for your kind words and also advice. I did ask her PCP to conduct some sort of test, in a subtle way, since my mom immediately gets defensive and angry whenever memory or her mind is mentio…1 -
I’m so lost - mother is 90, English is a second language
I am so lost. My father recently passed away - somewhat unexpectedly - and, as an only child, am left to care for my 90 year old mother. I had not realized just how bad her short-term memory loss had…1 -
Unbiased input needed - dementia parent with a questionable boyfriend
Mom was diagnosed a little over a year and a half ago with dementia and stage 4 kidney disease. There's a boyfriend in the picture who does not live with her - she's still living alone. There's stron…1 -
Re: Increasing comfort meds for mom, caring for her in my home
Talk to your Hospice RN about the continued restlessness. They can adjust her medications to make her comfortable. I'm so sorry for the circumstances and wish you peace …1 -
Re: Increasing comfort meds for mom, caring for her in my home
My mom with dementia was on hospice for 6 months after surgery. The comfort kit meds were not helpful in my opinion. After hospice ended I weened her off those meds. She's now on a med for depression…1 -
Re: Increasing comfort meds for mom, caring for her in my home
My mom had terminal restlessness, and I wish someone had told us about that. We didn't get hospice on board until the last 48 hours of her life, but they were who gave us the term. Apparently it's pr…1 -
Re: Retirement
I am in a similar situation. When we got my DW diagnosis several years back, I had no expectation that I would still be working full time (remote) while my DW is deep in stage 5, but here I am. My em…5 -
Looking for advice on parent who wants to travel but can’t
My mom’s sister recently passed. She lived 2000 miles away from us and had no kin. I need to travel to help handle the estate, etc. My mom keeps insisting she’s going and I have to explain that she c…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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