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Motor Skills help
DH is late stage 6/early 7. We have been told that the next milestones for him will be mobility issues and then eating issues. He seems to be unable to do things like lift his foot on command. He wil…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Good morning, busy day here Judith glad you were able to get back out on the porch for a little bit. Nice to see you. enjoy being around the ones you . I even enjoy being around my mom now which is s…1 -
Re: “Borrowing” memories that aren’t their own?
My LO began doing this only recently, and it us hard. He is “remembering” horrible experiences of World War II that his uncle experienced and then was traumatized by for the rest of his life. My LO w…3 -
Re: Hallucinations
my sister is the same makes me sad sometimes aggravating, I’m still trying to learn to understand, it is causing health problems with my blood pressure. I’m trying so hard to stay healthy to be able …2 -
Re: Taking Away Driving Privileges
the Neuro-Psychologist who tested my DH advised me that he should no longer be driving. She said it was a matter of time before he hit another car or a person. She said that if he were in an accident…2 -
Re: Treatment with Lecanemab (Leqembi®)?
Iwill try to post more often. I am starting to feel better. So I'm going.on trips with the VA. This month we went to the Hudson in Hudson mass. It a military museum.It brings back memories.3 -
Re: Hallucinations
My wife has a similar problem. She moves items to hide them from being stolen. She then forgets where she left them. She also thinks I am not her husband, and insists there are other men in the house…2 -
Re: New to this and looking for any advice!
Hi. I am also an only child, 58. I have a Dad with dementia living in senior living but I am probably going to have to increase his contract to assisted living. Which he fights me on because he doesn…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Good Morning all. Eaglemom— I do hope the migraine has subsided. They're such a miserable experience. Carl— I hope you and your son enjoyed the fireworks. That story about the supermarket is so sad. …2 -
Caregiving help for a parent - what has worked well for you?
My brother and I care 24/7 for a mom with ALZ, probably middle stage. We both work full time, but my brother is able to work from home, so that is the only way we have been able to manage it. We have…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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