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Re: For profit memory care
My experience with a corporate memory care facility was not good, although the hands-on staff were excellent. The managers (administrative and nursing) were quite young and didn't seem to take their …1 -
Need some input
I have a situation that I need input on. I’m in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery on my liver and my wife’s daughter came to take my role until I can get home. I’ve been struggling with the…6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning. The storms from the Midwest blew through last night— the thunder and lightning woke me a couple times. The rain should end soon and then we'll just be soggy. It's not going to be a good…2 -
DW Waking up 3 AM
First time on this Forum. Some background my wife was diagnosed with EO Alzheimer when she was 58. Now 6 years later she has lost her ability to communicate, self care, and starting to have trouble w…1 -
Re: Seizure
Similar thing happened to my mother. She had a seizure for the first time in late stage5 or early stge 6 of Alz. After she returned from the hospital she was very sleepy and out of it for about 2 wee…2 -
New to group and majorly overwhelmed
I'm trying to care for my grandmother from about 5 hours away. Her memory is declining quickly. I'm the only family to help her. I do have an aunt that lives 20 minutes away from her but my grandmoth…3 -
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…1 -
Re: One year to the day
I gave one special ALF aide a photo print taken about three weeks before Roger died. He was in his Broda chair laughing. I also gave her a laminated memorial card with the "Footprints" pray…2 -
Re: One year to the day
Thank you @fmb It's part of my way of trying to give back to the community that helped me so much. I don't know what I would have done without everyone here. It's so hard to try to figure out ways to…1 -
Re: One year to the day
@fmb Mom passed on Nov 29. I called the director and asked how many staff members there were. I waited until after New Years on a Monday and took two large shopping bags of locally popped popcorn and…2
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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