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Re: Starting incontinence
Thank you everyone. I think I will give the washable ones a try. We plan to travel in both July and November. Perhaps these will give my some confidence. All of this just reinforces the reality of wh…2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making
Thank you all for your advice and support. I am making an appointment with an elder attorney….No, I am not. When my Dh was out having lunch with his family, I decided to look through his desk to see …4 -
Re: Need advice on companion care
Much like SDianeL, I stayed with them the first couple of visits and then left for “ Dr appointments” ( I never mentioned social activities ) When I returned home each time I had a sweet treat for my…1 -
Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
Thank you so much for your guidance and suggestions. We will be reaching out to our attorney this week to amend the Living Will.1 -
Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
I would recommend using "severe dementia" rather than stage 7. If you look up stage 7, it is a miserable state and I really doubt your husband would want to wait that long. You also want to…2 -
Reversed sleep patterns
My DW was diagnosed in 2021 and at our last visit with the neurologist he said she was at Moderate/Severe stage. According to what I have read that would be Stage 6 somewhere. She has always been a n…2 -
I'm too proud to ask....
Hi y'all. My bf 45yo eoa is my person. I love him with all i got. He has 2 sides of family. His adopted mom (aunt) and his uncle have been a blessing for me. His mom will take my bf maybe once a mont…4 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
I encountered that exact situation. The man had two relatives, neither would step up and totally refused his calls. The man seemed to be near destitute, his main diet was Meals On Wheels. He had Soci…8 -
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
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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