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Re: Update
Dear Forum Friends, first of all thank you all for your input and support. Having our son here this week has been a Godsend. We toured a MC 35 miles away on Wednesday and we both agree that DH should…5 -
Re: Repercussions from shunt surgery.
My DH had dementia six/7 years before our hydrocephalus procedure . Drainage of spinal fluid to see if it made improvements before shunt procedure. Mayo Clinic. He changed so quickly for the worse wh…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Good morning. We have a gorgeous late summer day on tap today. Iris— How sweet of your friend to bring you home some souvenirs from KY. Carl— I think it would be nice if you were able to balance your…2 -
Re: The Long Quiet
I am sure many, if not all, of us as caregivers can relate to your message. I write poems to get out my feelings and have for years. Prior to the onset of this disease, most were love poems to my dea…4 -
Re: Ordering Supplements
Thanks to all for starting and contributing to this thread. This is my self-incrimination to acknowledge a problem and hold myself accountable to take actions: I agree with Victoria that this is both…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
I have been donating some of Kathy's things and it makes me sad. Her sister offered to go through the closets and take all of it, as she did for her father when her mother died, but I'm doi…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
GG. I imagine almost everyone remembers where they were at that time just as we remember where we were when President Kennedy was assinated. Do you still have that pretty, long hair? I've had an…1 -
Re: In hospital and medicine
he passed last night Thank you for all your support7 -
Re: Need advice
This was the issue that let to my stopping taking my dh out. When he decided he had to go, he would want to go wherever he was. The very last time, we'd just left the restaurant when he "ha…2 -
New Job Offer & Whether To Move
I’m from NY and moved me and mom to Florida four years ago. I applied to a nationwide job and the NY office interviewed me During interview they said: we have offices in Manhattan, Suffolk, and Newbu…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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