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Re: Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/2/25
thank you for these thoughts1 -
Re: Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/2/25
thank you! I needed the directional back! :)1 -
Re: Bible Verse to Lift You Up 2/2/25
thank you, without God I’m rather worthless. He gives me strength everyday 🙏1 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
All these "little things" add up to a very frustrating way of being. I get on my computer when my DW watches "The Incredible Dr. Pol" or "Blue Bloods" for the 900th time…3 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
I’m in the same boat. I do convince him to watch an hour of a show I like per night. If it doesn’t bother him, I get in an extra episode. Because we only have one tv and he wants me near him, I will …3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Good morning my porch friends. HB I'm sorry to read your mom isn't rebounding like you'd hoped. And now your down. That's no fun at all. Ugh. Has Iris been posting and I'm missing it? I know she lost…1 -
Re: Mix Dementia Stage 5
@Eva.Daddy I would encourage you to make an appointment with an elder law attorney licensed in your state. HB1 -
Re: feeling lost and depressed
Calibird, my husband is 58 and going through the same thing with fear/anxiety/depression - we do have the benefit of therapy and I have been tapping into every resource I can find to help. Here is so…3 -
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
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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