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Re: An even sadder Day
Hello y'all. Thanks for all your kind words. Today is Jan 26. It's been a little over four weeks since DW had that terrible dementia panic attack Christmas morning. She was sent to O.C. Glo…3 -
Re: An even sadder Day
Brookdale is a national organization. I just moved my husband to a local Brookdale last week. The original MC he was in went downhill and I couldn't leave him there. With this particular facilit…5 -
I need some positive vibes and a positive outlook. Help.
I had a hard visit to memory care and feel so sad for a lot of reasons. My parent is midstage, I'm power of attorney and live out of state and visit every couple of months. any way usually I try…1 -
Re: Venting!
@Lgb35 your situation sounds eerily like mine. DH is 62 yo, worked in sales and we started our own business many years ago and sales were his responsibility - he was good at sales, very good. DH made…5 -
Help me please
Hello, I'm caring for my mother that moved in with me a week and a half before christmas. And my brother filed for guardianship over her, and unfortunally he got it. Well here is the problem he …1 -
Re: Asking for Help
I do kind of relate to the mentality of accepting a parents diagnosis, mourning the loss and then just kind of saying a decisive good bye to the parent you knew. I had a slow and gradual realization …3 -
Asking for Help
My dad is scheduled in February to start Leqembi. I am having a hard time wanting to try this experimental treatment. I love my dad. I am worrying about the negative side effects. My dad is at stage …2 -
Dad newly diagnosed
Hi Everyone. This is my first post. My dad was newly diagnosed this past June with early onset Alzheimer’s. I feel like I am in a state of complete shock. I have gone into “panic mode” and I want to …1 -
How to assume the "parent role" with your parent
Both my parent with dementia and I are having a hard time with me assuming a more caretaker role. My parent is on the younger side for midstage dementia—early 70s and was an independent successful wo…2 -
Need to move mom; don't know where to start...
Hi, Hoping for some guidance from those who have lived it. Need to move my mom out of her home (she refuses) due to decreasing cognitive abilities (dementia). She lives 8 hours away in the middle of …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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