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Re: Stage 6 - How Much Medical Care is Appropriate?
After a quality of life discussion, my husband’s cardiologist has discontinued Elliquis and a statin. Metropolol is next up for discussion.3 -
Re: Trapped
Unfortunately, there’s no perfect solution. When a PWD loses driving privileges, it’s a major loss for them, and very few will understand why they should no longer be driving. Did DH’s doctor speak w…5 -
Re: Days Out for MC Resident?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/246200#Comment_246200 "The distress I feel over not taking him out is probably affecting me more than it is him." Thank you for that reminder. I …2 -
Re: New to this
Hi! I'm new here as well. My mom has dementia that has progressively gotten worse over the last six years. My husband and I moved in next door to her to help my dad with her care. My dad is with her …1 -
Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom
I just posted in a separate discussion about the same grief. I can't believe the person I go visit is my mother. She's sometimes spacey but pleasant. Other times, she's agitated and contrary like a t…4 -
Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom
Anticipatory grief is very real. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to not be negatively affected when we witness someone we love fading away before our very eyes, little by little, day by…6 -
Trapped
Well we are at that stage where I’m feeling really trapped! DH has been obsessing about his car on a daily basis.(previous post about that) . I just nod and walk away as he follows me yelling he want…12 -
Dad in nursing home
My Dad is in a nursing home for physical reasons and some dementia. He has started to settle down and doesn't call me 20-30 times a day anymore maybe just 5-10 calls. He keeps asking why am I here an…1 -
Worried about Mom’s Memory
My mom is 73 and she is forgetful. Meaning she forgets to charge her phone at night, get up and out the door for appointments first thing in the morning. Never sets alarms to get up. Forgets her purs…2 -
MIL with dementia
My first time posting. My husband and I are the primary caregivers for his parents who live in their own house next door. Mom is 83 with vascular dementia and Dad is 86 with Alzheimer’s. Mom is getti…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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