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Re: Possible diagnosis
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74523/possible-diagnosis Do what’s comfortable for you. My husbands initial diagnosis years ago was MCI with depression. He has never gone back for further testing…4 -
Re: SLUMS got me in a slump
@SDianeL, it is the hardest thing to watch. It is similar to watching a fatal fall happening in slow motion. You can do nothing to stop it, or slow it down any further. Yes, after her visit yesterday…2 -
Re: Long Winding, Descending Road
I appreciate all of your perspectives on this topic. I am an introvert who finds interaction with large groups of people exhausting. I need "spaces in our togetherness" even with those clos…3 -
Re: Hospice and new strategies
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257694#Comment_257694 yes, we are going to go down to 5mg from 10. Thanks1 -
Re: seroquel
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257693#Comment_257693 After much thought, I agree! Actually he had a couple of previous bouts with constipation prior to starting the seroquel and I'm…3 -
Re: Long Winding, Descending Road
I am the sole caregiver for my 96 yr old mom who has mixed dementia. Luckily, she has made her wishes clear— a graveside service only and she said “I expect only you and your brother would be the onl…3 -
Re: Anyone Using Tack GPS device?
Good points, thank you. He loves where he is so much, and he mostly just hangs out in his room or the dining room. Maybe I'm being naive though, since he is worsening in other areas.1 -
Re: Long Winding, Descending Road
@Wilted Daughter I am so sorry. I feel like this is totally up to you to decide. One of the bitterest pieces to dad's dementia journey was his funeral luncheon. My parents moved 200 miles away w…3 -
Re: Becoming mean
welcome. Sorry about the reason you are here. Your Mom has Anosognosia which is a condition in which a person with a disability is cognitively unaware of having it. As I learned here, you can’t reaso…1 -
Re: Husband has dementia plus OCD
Thank you. Right now I'm really leaning toward 911 and a psych admission. I Did this once before, about a year ago. They kept him for four days before a psychiatrist came to see him. Told me he …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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