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Re: Venting!
I changed all passwords having to do with bank accounts, etc. Got a POA and removed credit cards. Like everyone stated, you cannot have a conversation with him about finances, you have to take contro…5 -
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
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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