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Re: get cancer check-up?
I have a belated follow-up. I asked someone whose opinion I value and who has experience with PWD. She agreed that I should skip the tests, that DW is in a good place, physical and mental, and it wou…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Yes, Lorita, I have been having trouble editing. In fact, I have been unable to edit at all. I didn't notify the Moderator because it was too hard to explain. HB, a lot of sketchiness goes on wh…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Afternoon, cool and cloudy here. We had a shower before I.got up. I went to work as a medical secretary 64 years ago today.. I was the secretary on an EENT/Medical ward working with the Chief of Medi…1 -
Re: First visit to Mom in MC - I survived!
UPDATE from OP - one month in Today was my second visit to Mom in memory care. She's now been there one month. Because I live several hours away, I can typically only get up there every other we…3 -
Not Sure What Is Happening to Mom
Hi everyone - I’m new here and I’m kind of just looking for info and maybe some small emotional support. My mom is 73 and for the last 3-4 years she has been having random mood swings and changes in …1 -
Re: How do I make this decision
DH and I spent careers in healthcare and so were always very, very clear with each other and our kids about what we did, and more importantly, did not want. He is currently early stage 7 and in hospi…11 -
Re: The Long Quiet
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73980/the-long-quiet I too have been caring for my DW for 10+ years. I remember the stages by what she was unable to do for herself. When she went to make a grille…3 -
Re: New here... starting to feel lost...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252015#Comment_252015 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252015#Comment_252015 it was lovely to read your response, music is so important in our l…1 -
Re: Closing up the house
Yes it seems to be fairly common. DW closes the drapes, puts a clothes pin on them in the middle, and pushes furniture on the ends against the wall. I installed mini blinds on the living room and the…1 -
Re: Family members
Youtube is our friend! Changed out my jeep battery this last Monday. Felt accomplished, yet very sad at the same time. My stepson came by the other day for a rare, yet brief visit with his dad. I tex…3
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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