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Worried about Mom’s Memory
My mom is 73 and she is forgetful. Meaning she forgets to charge her phone at night, get up and out the door for appointments first thing in the morning. Never sets alarms to get up. Forgets her purs…2 -
MIL with dementia
My first time posting. My husband and I are the primary caregivers for his parents who live in their own house next door. Mom is 83 with vascular dementia and Dad is 86 with Alzheimer’s. Mom is getti…4 -
Re: Angry
I Journal on my lap and it helps me get my feeling out and somewhat organized. Then a day or two later I go back and read what I wrote and usually delete part of it because putting it down helped me …1 -
Re: Help with getting a diagnosis
I went through the same thing with DW and the hostility and paranoia were intolerable. Seroquel (Quetiapine) pretty much solved that problem, with the side benefit that she sleeps a lot and that give…5 -
Re: In Loving Memory of “Jo C”
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/246590#Comment_246590 A beautiful blessing. Thank you! ♥️1 -
Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom
Hey - My mom was diagnosed in 2018 as well, the same week I found out I was pregnant with identical twins. She was 59 when she was diagnosed. I completely feel what you're feeling. I'm so sorry you'r…2 -
Re: Angry
I am so grateful to have found this site. It an answer to prayer. I had been getting to my limit in having to answer the same questions all day long. The 10 absolutes in dementia care showed me I was…5 -
Re: Feeling overwhelmed and tired of dealing with this disease
I swear by the time we reach Stage 6, my vents will just be primal screams. Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!!6 -
Re: Removing pictures
i have heard about the large picture issue with hallucinations before which makes so much sense to me. I have even noticed that her small angel statue has been turned so it doesn’t face her. She did …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
I drove in Philadelphia once. Never again. Doing laps in a traffic circle while DW tried to determine the route to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell wasn't the high point of that vacation! I use…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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