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Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257432#Comment_257432 just a point of interest my DH was also a pilot;, a sailor and a private pilot, over the course of 54 years we owned 3 small single e…4 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Yup, it's always someone else's fault. I know how that goes. If that makes it easier for him, I'm OK with that. I can't imagine being the one with Alz. At least we have each other…2 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257448#Comment_257448 Thankyou. So, so true. I'm sorry you're having to be in this journey too. Practicing ... so true. It's nice to know I&…3 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
A number of years back I cared for my mother in her last few years of Alz. She was in a Memory care facility, but I was her advocate. She taught me so much about this journey. I am grateful for that …3 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257422#Comment_257422 beautiful, yes💜1 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257422#Comment_257422 How very nicely worded. We have found watching sports to be quality time together activity. While I have to explain referee calls and…3 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
@shiawase12 It's hard. Caregivers lose the intimacy of being able to share back and forth with an equal partner whether it's a decision about home remodeling, the news of the world, an insi…4 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Ah, you described my dilemma exactly. My DH abhors games of any kind, always has. He was a craftsman, loved doing things with his hands. He was an outdoorsman, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking,…2 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
I am so sorry. This is awfully hard on all counts. Thank you for posting about this. I can imagine this scenario coming up for my family, and it is helpful to know what that might look like. Cost is …1 -
Re: Hired companions to supplement MC.
There are certainly agencies that provide paid aides/caregivers. In my area they are around $35-40/hr with a four-hour minimum.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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