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Re: Watching TV is a challenge
That’s the thing about this disease. All those little things add up for the caregiver. My DH couldn’t make it to the bathroom twice today. He wears Depends but the 2nd one leaked a little. I didn’t m…2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making
ditto to harshedbuzz and Chickadee it’s such a rotten disease it’s so hard to understand how our DH’s can sometimes appear ‘normal’ but something will happen and you realise the cogs aren’t turning c…2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making
I have nothing to add except I’m so sorry this is happening. If you have a close friend or close family member you trust, talk to them and ask if they can assist you in organizing the appts you need …2 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
In my Aunts case she had no immediate family left. So after what looked like some of the relatives taking advantage or her or her funds I had my lawyer intervene. He basically had Dr.'s ascertain she…4 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
I am going through the same thing, the only thing he can keep up with are the old TV shows and like you said then he starts with how dumb or stupid they are. Becomes very frustrating for me who has a…5 -
lying
Hello, I am torn about constantly lying to my mom, she has dementia, is hard of hearing and has severe vision issues, We recently moved her into an assisted living facility after my dad passed away. …1 -
Re: Financial assistance
welcome. Sorry about your husbands diagnosis. Unfortunately there isn’t much financial assistance. If you qualify financially in some states he can have Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid pays for some …1 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
Most of the people who are homeless have severe mental impairments. I imagine some of the people with the cardboard signs have AD.1 -
Respite/In Home help
My LO is late stage 6 and I need a break. How do I go about getting help. He has Medicare and BCBS. I have a hard time asking for help but I'm getting so anxious and depressed. I don't need help with…1 -
Re: Starting incontinence
When my DH needed to go into protective underwear, I asked him to do it because it was something I had to do, he believed me and said he would. So I got us both some, I wore some once in a awhile, an…4
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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