Have any questions about how to use the community? Check out the Help Discussion.
Popular Posts
-
Re: Dad won't let Mom sleep (or clean or be on the phone)
Welcome. Sorry about your Dad. He is shadowing due to anxiety caused by dementia. He should no longer be left alone at any time. He could start a fire and not know what to do. I got my DH to accept a…1 -
Re: Dad won't let Mom sleep (or clean or be on the phone)
I agree that meditation for anxiety may help. I often find myself doing everything I can to avoid making mom upset or mad. I have often found this is a losing battle. But the bottom line is she needs…1 -
Re: Frustration and Delay getting ID
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260375#Comment_260375 I think Colorado may be the same as Idaho. My DW recently lost her whole wallet and we had to replace her license. She hasn't dr…2 -
Re: What do you do with your big feelings?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74716/what-do-you-do-with-your-big-feelings I think a lot of us have experienced what you described and wanted to explode and just break down and cry. What helped …3 -
Re: Our 1st day
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74663/our-1st-day I am so sorry for you and your wife. This news is devastating. The blessings of this early diagnosis is that you have time to talk with your wife…2 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/62396/the-cavalry-is-not-coming I am just starting this journey with my DH. He’s not really accepting his diagnosis. They have also suggested he reduce his drinkin…1 -
Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260426#Comment_260426 I’m going through the same stress with caregivers and have almost come to the conclusion that it’s not worth it. I got so angry with …2 -
Re: Caring for parents - Long distance
Thanks for all of the thoughtful replies. i don’t have a health care proxy for dad - at least not primary. It is secondary to mom, who probably isn’t capable of this, but apart from a court order I’m…1 -
I am just learning my mom may have Alzheimers
I am a daughter of a 78yr old woman. Around 7yrs ago my mom took a fall and knocked out unconscious. As time went on she had little confusion. In the last several months my siblings and I noticed big…1 -
Mom (MS-LS, more LS) just broke her hip in Memory Care
Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster. Mom (88) was ambulatory with walker in MC with what is probably early Late Stage dementia (word salad, often incontinent, but still sometimes in on the con…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
Read more