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Re: How to take away responsibilities
Thank you everyone for your helpful suggestions. And no, not harsh, just the reality of this disease, I know. I still feel it best to have a conversation with him about this and tell him it's fo…2 -
When did Hospice accept your LO?
DH has been declining rapidly for the past two months. We have been housebound for six weeks because he could not remember how to get in/out of the car. He cannot walk anymore and has been in a wheel…4 -
Re: Just sharing a positive/happy moment
that is awesome! Few of us have such a blessing!3 -
Re: Just sharing a positive/happy moment
Eve , good neighbors are hard to come by. You have a gem. I also have such a neighbor and I treasure him. He's three years older than I so we watch out for each other. He calls me morning and ni…3 -
Re: 65 days in memory care
We just had our 50th anniversary. On our 49th I brought my wife home from MC for the day and made a special meal. I had the thought since it was our anniversary if I said or did the right thing it wo…4 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74146/how-to-take-away-responsibilities harshedbuzz said just what I was thinking. You have to get ahead of him and then maybe if he's confounded by not seein…5 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
You have been given great advice. If a credit card is important to him you might try giving him a prepaid card with just a limited amount of money on it.He is very vulnerable to scams and just poor j…4 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
@shiawase12 I'm going to say this as gently as I can as the last time I told someone their hair was on fire, I hurt their feelings. I am so sorry you find yourself in this situation. In a way, t…10 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
For me the key to survival was anticipating issues and being ready. It sounds like you need to change AmX to sending their notifications to you. So it will just drop off of his radar. You can an also…7 -
Re: Fairly new to this dementia thing...
Welcome to this site. Thank you for sharing your story. Please feel free to post any questions you may have. I have gotten really good advice from the people here with actual lived experience with th…1
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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