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Feeling stuck - Drugs, gambling, elder financial abuse, mental health??
Hi, this is my 1st post: My MIL was living w/her grandson, who stole $15K+ from her. Spent it on drugs & gambling. She was living on her own before he convinced her to move hundreds of miles from…3 -
Re: Why caregivers go nuts
I hear you! House keys — They disappear in the house here frequently. I attached a Tile to them (I have an android phone). The Tile will ring and the keys can be located. Most often found in the unde…6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Good morning Porch People. We're having snow turning to rain this afternoon and then continuing until about dinnertime tomorrow. Yuck. DS is working in this mess today as the railroad is open and doi…1 -
Why caregivers go nuts
While waiting for his doctor’s appointment DH took a pamphlet off a table and read it intensely for 10 minutes. He then handed it to me to see if I would like to read it. I glanced at it and said it …4 -
Re: F&$! Dementia
Curse away my friend. I want to go to the top of a mountain and scream a BIG "eff youu to this awful disease. (My dh is 45 with this disease) You are not alone. We are here for you. And scream i…3 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
Bravo! M5M…this world is a better place with people like you. Let's not give up hope…not yet.1 -
Re: From Maybe to Reality
My DW was bookkeeper and tax preparer for many years. She did independent bookkeeping, kept books for two of her own businesses and one that we owned together and owned a H&R Block. She took care…6 -
Slow fade
Just venting some sadness to those who understand...no dramatic changes with my mom (today), but the slow fade continues. I sat with her at dinner in MC today. Had to put the spoon in her hand to get…5 -
Worried about return to workplace
I don't know if I'm the only one here who is a Fed. But now with the return to the workplace my sister and I are scrambling trying to figure out the best way someone can be with mom during the day th…3 -
Re: Doesn’t want to go anywhere
We are in year 10. We had a lake home in Minn. when DW was diagnosed, 6 years later that got to be too much. Now we have a 2nd home in Colorado where our son and grands live. We are still going back …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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