Have any questions about how to use the community? Check out the Help Discussion.
Popular Posts
-
Re: Newly diagnosed with Dementia. Caregiver.
My DH is stage 5. Can’t operate his phone or the tv remote, must be prompted to use the bathroom so he doesn’t have an accident, has word finding difficulties so he can’t communicate well, no short t…10 -
Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73148/the-caregiver-s-brain Bill, you are a gifted writer. Thank you. While my husband is early stage AD, I have found myself pulling back as you describe. I am co…2 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74809/feeling-lonely-and-loosing-hope One of the hardest things we all have to deal with is the fact that there is no cure and the people we are caring for are ter…6 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74809/feeling-lonely-and-loosing-hope my husband is 66. We noticed that he became very forgetful and was diagnosed with Dementia. I am at loss on how to reorient h…1 -
Re: Is There An Organization That Rates Home Care Agencies
The VA recommended Assisting Hands for my husband and we had a very positive experience with the office in Tampa Florida. My husband called the caregiver “my lady” and after I had to place him in mem…2 -
Re: Update posted in comments - Move forward with hip surgery for DH?
Thank you for your comments. Makes total sense. I am taking it slow and consulting with the doctors before making any decisions. Appreciate the info. Thank goodness for this site.1 -
Re: Update posted in comments - Move forward with hip surgery for DH?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260554#Comment_260554 Thank you for taking the time to respond with all this insight. My mother also had Alz. She also had two hip replacements so I know s…2 -
Acting out dreams while sleeping
My DH has started being vocal during his sleep and kicking and swinging his arms sometimes. I wake him up as he seems distressed. He says he was dreaming and was acting something out from his dream. …2 -
Re: I wish you all peace
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260541#Comment_260541 Thank you for this post. With being caretaker and still needing to tend to Christmas cards and gifts, it was good to be reminded that…9 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74809/feeling-lonely-and-loosing-hope Treatments for middle to late stages of ALZ are non-existent…so far. There is always hope that there will be in the future. A…6
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