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Re: Progression or something else
Thank you. I am going to hire the caregiver and have an appointment with adult day rep next week. I will keep assessing and working on this.1 -
Re: Daughter of dementia patient: The inevitable?
Your doctor should be able to refer you to a neurologist; they can give you a series of tests to see if your memory is in the normal range for your age group. There is also a way they can test you fo…1 -
Re: Buying things
Against code? This is my house. I didn't ask the city for permission to change out the locks on my doors. All the locks were keyed the same. I always had a key with me. I kept it on the bedside table…1 -
DH Diagnosed with Young Alzheimer’s
Hello! I am new here. My husband was just recently diagnosed with Young Onset Alzheimer’s. He is only 55 (as am I). He was misdiagnosed for the last 4 years with Pseudo Denentia (meaning he was havin…3 -
Re: Head feels "weird" or "funny"
My DH will say "I feel foggy." I can usually tell because his eyes are quite as sparkly. He's also said to me "you wouldn't want to be in here (while pointing to his head) its a mess.&…1 -
Re: Trying to Do What is Best
Her old facility made it impossible for us to go back. It would have required a week or two waiting with her in Independent Living while they did the paperwork. She just moved into the AL next to the…3 -
Re: Years to go. Dementia is so SLOW.
Exactly, Ed. It's so hard to move on, when he's still here.2 -
My husband was in the hospital. Again.
I can only write this post because my husband was just released from his second hospitalization in a month. Last Friday,after he had been at memory care for only seven days,I I got a call from the nu…13 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (199)
Good morning all! Welcome brs! Went to bed at 8:30pm where I would be rested up for my trip this morning. Woke up at midnight with my usual prostate bathroom run. Woke up again at 2am, unable to go b…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (199)
Good afternoon all. Welcome brh, you'll find we're a pretty chatty group! Welcome. Lorita your correct, its always something. And its never anything that's not expensive! The last two days have been …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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