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Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
My DW couldn't really conduct a conversation. Her short term memory was on the order of minutes or less. Moreover, she couldn't remember or understand current or past events. She could speak just fin…7 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Good afternoon Porch Rockers. Caro. Yes im in Arizona. I have only been here for 1 year. I was in Oregon, my DH, passed away 6 years ago. I moved to Arizona, to live with our DD and SIL. I don't like…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Good afternoon— That's interesting Carolynne. Philadelphia can be a lot of fun if you know where to look. Where did your DH grow up? Philly's a real city of neighborhoods that used to function like s…1 -
Re: Tests and medications
It is very difficult to make these decisions but it’s the compassionate loving thing to do. Why prolong the suffering? I stopped all specialist visits and testing at stage 6. I did not stop medicatio…8 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Greetings porch people. It's supposed to be hot and humid here. I live a stone's throw from where Washington crossed the Delaware— midway between Philadelphia and Princeton. It's suburban with a smal…3 -
Re: Tests and medications
This is a very difficult question, and for me the answer changes somewhat as the disease progresses. At any stage I would want to prevent falls, and other such injuries. Cancer treatments I would not…1 -
Drowning
Hi everyone I am a carer for my partners mum. My own mum has had to go into a home and I feel desperately guilty I've now left my work and am looking after someone else and I couldn't mum. I am in a …2 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
This is a very lonely road called dementia. The road twist and turns and no end insight. The loneliness for me never really goes away or does it improve. Loneliness is always just on the surface. The…5 -
Re: Plan B
@harshedbuzz Thank you for your very comprehensive response. I really appreciate it and appreciate you. I copied and emailed it to my hubby and child for us to discuss this very evening. I had previo…1 -
Re: Anyone able to keep alzheimer spouse home until death
My husband is also Stage 6. A little further along than your husband, been wearing incontinence underwear for about 8 months, sometimes he goes to the toilet and lots of times he doesn’t. I was also …7
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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