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Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
My DW was finally diagnosed with EOAD about 2.5 years ago. It was quite the journey to get there though. 4 years ago my DW, whose business was medical billing. She had 10 doctors who contracted with …4 -
Re: first visit to memory care
I placed my DW in MC in January for 2 major reasons - Her safety….Both of her knees are basically shot and she kept falling and I could no longer pick her up - 2nd reason I deal with serious chronic …9 -
Re: first visit to memory care
Know that it'll get better once she's acclimated to her new environment. Be comforted in knowing that she's safe and well cared for. I don't think residents in a facility will ever not want to go hom…7 -
Long Geri-Psych Stay!
At the end of last month/beginning of this month, I posted that DH had a complete mental breakdown at his rehab center, where he was recovering from a fractured tibia. He was transferred to the local…6 -
Re: Does Memory Care actually help
jfkoc and qbc have both given you good answers and things to consider. In my case, DH went straight from the hospital (he had pneumonia and could not stand on his own) to MC. It was getting harder an…3 -
Re: The Mental Switch
I think I got a nice little moment of a beginning of the switch. I am cracking up. I decided I could get DW to her family for a little visit. It will not be fun for me, but she will enjoy them, so wh…2 -
Re: The Mental Switch
Thank you all…this is super helpful. Therapy time!1 -
Re: The Mental Switch
this forum helped me so much. I was struggling caring for my DH and someone posted the sentence that said “You can’t reason with someone whose reasoner is broken” it was like a lightbulb turned on. I…4 -
Re: Does Memory Care actually help
I would not have placed my husband in a facility just to have activity. Have you considered bringing in some outside help to provide some activity? Have you looked into day care ? Have you tried an a…2 -
first visit to memory care
I made my first visit today to see my DW in memory care. She's been there just over a week. I was advised to stay about an hour and to arrange a signal with the staff so I could excuse myself "t…16
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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