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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 -
Re: Keeping a loved one at home vs nursing care
DH was diagnosed at 61 with MCI, and at 64 entered hospice care at home. If it were not for STRONG family support, daycare, and community respite programs I would had to have placed him. EOAD can mov…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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