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  • Re: One year to the day

    GG, I am glad that you and the members of Team Peggy are still close. I can’t imagine a better way to honor her memory than the three of you talking about her. You were a great and loving advocate fo…
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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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