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Re: Trying to keep up with life...
What is it with these kayaks, I had 3 just sold the two blow ups and kept my favourite fibreglass one with all my gear, ….. hope springs eternal. As for all the other stuff I think we are wonderful, …5 -
Re: Trying to self stage DH
@howhale which safety rail did you purchase? We have a similar situation w adjustable twin XL mattresses in a king frame we already have. Mattresses sit directly on the adjustable frame so not sure w…2 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Absolutely relate to this tonyac21 -
affect of anesthesia?
my wife had what we thought was middle stage Alzheimer when she fell and broke her upper femur. she had surgery and was in rehab for 20 days then brought home. she steadily declined and her doc recom…2 -
Re: Hospice Assessment in MC?
My mom’s companion who saw her at least once a week suggested to me that we should call a hospice. I was initially shocked, perhaps because I was seeing her only a several days a month because of my …1 -
Re: Trying to keep up with life...
is there any way you can hire some things done to free up time to take care of other things? I had groceries delivered by Instacart and hired housekeeping help every 2 weeks. I didn’t have a yard but…6 -
Re: Newly diagnosed this week
I was diagnosed MCI/ALZ in December 2025. It’s a frightening diagnosis knowing that there is no cure for Alzheimer’s and the devastating affects it can have on you and your loved ones. Take a deep br…5 -
Re: Neuro-psych evaluation
my DW reluctantly agreed to seek treatment for her memory problems when she was in her late 50's. We live in a big city eventually landed at the "memory clinic" which was run by the lo…5 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Reading this causes me to think of some of the things I grieve. I grieve being the only one who remembers our life. The inside jokes. The shared decisions. The quiet understandings that never needed …7 -
Re: Any experience with Rexulti?
I'm late to this one but new to this website. My 66 year old wife was on the sample pack of Rexulti and was then prescribed the 2mg dose once a day at over $600/month on our Medicare drug plan. …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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