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Re: Is your PWD aware they are incontinent
So sorry this is starting. It started out as leaks for my DH, so I used padded underwear and placed bed pad liners where he sat/slept. Yet, he kept saying there's nothing wrong with him. Then it…4 -
Alvin didn’t make it…maybe more
My sad Christmas story. I’ve been trying to catch Alvin for 2 weeks now. Alvin the chipmunk has been stuck in my walls and I’m afraid of what he might be eating so I set a trap. I opened my silverwar…7 -
Re: My DH to begin Leqembi infusions
I hope the treatments are helpful to your DH. My DH went through the entire work up (which took forever), but by the time he was approved to begin, his physical abilities had declined so much, includ…3 -
How have you handled this care issue?
We seem to have reached a new stage in this affair in that my DH is no longer able to stand from sitting for me to get him onto the toilet. He seems to just get stuck and can’t connect how to stand f…4 -
Re: Kisunla infusions- treatment side effects
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261775#Comment_261775 He is early stages with minor cognitive impairment. He is almost 74 yrs old. Has a family history of Alzheimers (mother- early onset,…1 -
Re: DH hallucinating that he's going to have an affair
What medication helps with this? This is still going on. Today he didn’t want me to see him unclothed, because it wasn’t appropriate. He thinks we should never have gotten together 25 years ago (seco…2 -
Re: I’m puzzled
The flu is the first reason I’m keeping her away. I’ve learned that the worst of being a caregiver is a caregiver with the flu! When I say residence maybe I’ve should have said residency or home. We …1 -
Re: I’m puzzled
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261655#Comment_261655 will do, so far I’m keeping her out.2 -
Re: Is your PWD aware they are incontinent
Hello CMC62, that’s a really good question, are PWD aware they are incontinent. I often wonder about that. My DH will occasionally tell me he has to go to the bathroom. He’s been incontinent for 18 m…6 -
Re: Need suggestions on responses, please...
We moved my mother to MC 5 months ago. She is in early stage 6. She does not have a phone in MC. Very few of the residents have phones. She's only mentioned the lack of phone once, which was in …2
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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