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Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
I hope your DH's wishes will be honored if he gets them in writing. In retrospect, I think I was naive at the beginning because I had no idea how my DW's dementia would progress. In 2016, when we had…4 -
Re: New to the group
You are one person. Your mom is now receiving around the clock care. She is receiving staff support during the day, the evening and on weekends. So that is 4 different shifts-four different persons. …4 -
Re: New to the group
I'm a nurse too. I also have a spouse with some recent health issues, a child in middle school, and a full time job. It's ALL a lot. We have to balance all the pieces in our lives. Of course you love…2 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
I have many of the same problems discussed here. We like to watch tv in the evening, and my wife wants me near by. She can't follow a plot or remember characters, etc., but she likes I Love Lucy reru…4 -
New to group
Hello I am new to the group. I’m not sure if this is where I need to be. My mom was diagnosed with dementia caused by chronic drinking. She also has bone cancer and other health issues. Recently, she…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
The front came through as promised. It went from 84 to 58 in 15 minutes. It triggered a migraine for me, but thankfully I knew my pre-headache signs and got medicine on board before it was too bad. I…1 -
Re: Confusion in transition from sleep to awake
mornings are often difficult for my DH. He’s generally just overall confused and can’t figure anything out. Because of his copd he’s not as mobile as others might be. That can actually be a blessing.…1 -
Re: Watching TV is a challenge
We have several shows that have multiple seasons that my wife can watch over and over. Great British baking, call the midwife, downtown abbey are some. I usually am able to do chores etc while she wa…1 -
Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
This is so helpful. It is so complicated. We all know the diagnose of Alzheimer is NOT reversing. All his test, Pet Scan, Pet San Amyloid and spinal tap all came back Alzheimer. The doctors are predi…1 -
Re: Confusion in transition from sleep to awake
I have concluded, after eight years of 24/7 caregiving for DW of 61 years, that the only thing you can predict with certainty is that they will be unpredictable. There will be new surprises often and…4
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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