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Re: What if I get sick?
I am signing a new DPOA next week (HWD is currently my agent). I have no family who can assume the role, so am appointing my atty (who I have met once…a bit unsettling) as my agent. I am the primary …4 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
I've posted this question before. When there's no family, friends, or neighbors, it's just so sad for a homeless person, period. And to be suffering from a major illness or dementia is catastrophic. …3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Good morning all. It's been a rough couple of days here. Mother is not rebounding as quickly as we'd hoped. They did a shorter steroid taper, so she seems back where she was in terms of breathing whe…1 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
That’s the thing about this disease. All those little things add up for the caregiver. My DH couldn’t make it to the bathroom twice today. He wears Depends but the 2nd one leaked a little. I didn’t m…2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making
ditto to harshedbuzz and Chickadee it’s such a rotten disease it’s so hard to understand how our DH’s can sometimes appear ‘normal’ but something will happen and you realise the cogs aren’t turning c…2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making
I have nothing to add except I’m so sorry this is happening. If you have a close friend or close family member you trust, talk to them and ask if they can assist you in organizing the appts you need …2 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
In my Aunts case she had no immediate family left. So after what looked like some of the relatives taking advantage or her or her funds I had my lawyer intervene. He basically had Dr.'s ascertain she…4 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
I am going through the same thing, the only thing he can keep up with are the old TV shows and like you said then he starts with how dumb or stupid they are. Becomes very frustrating for me who has a…5 -
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Hello, I am torn about constantly lying to my mom, she has dementia, is hard of hearing and has severe vision issues, We recently moved her into an assisted living facility after my dad passed away. …1 -
Re: Financial assistance
welcome. Sorry about your husbands diagnosis. Unfortunately there isn’t much financial assistance. If you qualify financially in some states he can have Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid pays for some …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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