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Re: Tired and Sad
I am brand new to ALZConnected, and have been learning so much from reading all your comments and questions. Just wanted to say to Biggles, I'm sorry that you too are sleep deprived. I am so dra…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Eating at my son’s again! Chicken and dumplings and he told me next Sunday would be chicken and sausage gumbo. That boy loves to cook! Ron4 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
@ESkayP im so so sorry.what are we going to do? I am planning to have a call with the mc facility with my sibling (who lives out of state). At least have someone else with me. I cannot take leave and…4 -
Re: Do I let go or keep going?
I have heard of a happy medium for those who really feel the need to push food, and that is to offer food and feed them, but do not persist for more than 20 minutes each mealtime.5 -
Do I let go or keep going?
My SO who is 46yo EOA is on hospice but thus far it has been more of palliative care. This last week has taken a HUGE turn. The week prior he was up and walking around during the day and would be res…14 -
Re: Do I let go or keep going?
All I can say is that when my mom slept all the time, we would not wake her for meals. She had requested that if she could not feed herself that we do NOT hand feed her…we honored her wishes. AD is a…13 -
Re: Approved for hospice
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257540#Comment_257540 Thank you for your post. I already have a DNR signed by his PCP. I'm shocked at how much he has deteriorated in just the past ye…7 -
Approved for hospice
DH has had palliative care since early this year. At the last visit 10/29/25, the nurse told me he is at 6e on the FAST scale. She called me the following day and said he now qualifies for hospice. I…6 -
Re: Hospice and new strategies
My DH is home with me and been on Hospice for 15 months. He is on Seroquel, and has been for over a year. It takes a few weeks to see the full effect from the medication and you may have to gradually…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Hi, Lorita. I rarely post, st least at this point. I’d like to know what numbering means in this thread. Is 212 the number of posts so far? I am relatively new to this blog and follow it frequently. …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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