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Just need to talk to my friends (203)
It has been a beautiful day, sunny and 75. Meant to check on the daffodils but forgot. The ones I can see from the kitchen window look okay! QVC has started their gardening shows so Spring is near. T…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Lorita hope you get a good nights rest too. I have raised Gebera daisies in the past. They have beautiful colors. They are not a perennial here.1 -
Re: They really have no idea!!
Chris I hear you and share your pain. My dw is in year 10 and likely stage 6. Most of my family have been trying to get me to put her in Mc for years or assisted care and I should go with her. Months…4 -
Re: DW just diagnosed with Early onset Alzheimer's
Retirement is a tough one and only you can make the choice of when but an attorney can help guide this difficult decision. When I told my wife's doctor our plan was to have me retire in 4 years so we…1 -
Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
Exactly. Some of us are just beginning this journey and if the Republican House has a budget bill cutting most of Medicaid, how do we pay for MC, etc? I'm worried about losing everything I've worked …5 -
Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
My Republican representative has not responded at all to any of my requests for information, nor has he spoken to the constituents of his district in any town halls. He ran on being reasonable, and a…3 -
Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
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Re: DW just diagnosed with Early onset Alzheimer's
I agree with CindyBum, definitely get all the legal stuff signed while you can. I got all our legal documents signed and two months later my DW wouldn’t even know what she is signing. I also got disa…1 -
The dementia routine
I know all of our journeys are different but many are scarily similar. My husband has no initiative and does the same pattern everyday. His day is focused on eating and going to the bathroom. Other t…5 -
Wandering outside
My partner has been wandering every day now. The police were called six times in a month. She hallucinates and has delusions that there are other people inside the house besides us that want to harm …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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