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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 -
Re: Hubby in MC wants to come home. Help!
So sorry that you're going through this. Just remember why he's placed. No one at an mcf wants to be there. The first thing my DH said at my first visit was, "Are you here to take me h…3 -
Re: Newly Diagnosed Physician
Wanted to update, it is Wednesday night and still no results. My next infusion is scheduled for Friday Morning and it is infusion number 7. If the results aren't in I will most likely have to de…3 -
Re: seroquel
OK, if everything else ain't enough! We cut the dose in half, 25mg to 12.5mg and it seems to be working great! NOW, however, he is experiencing slight constipation. He is still managing to poop …1 -
Palliative care
Hi all it’s been awhile since I had trouble with my password 🤦♀️ my daughter keeps wanting me to get my LO on Palliative Care. He is diagnosed Alzheimer’s stage 4-5. Our biggest problem now is gett…9 -
Re: Possible diagnosis
it was very important to me to get a firm diagnosis. There is a lot of Alzheimer’s in my LO family so even though most of them could see the changes others want to put it up to old age, he is 86. I t…5
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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