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Re: Three Years in Memory Care
thanks for the updates1 -
Re: Three Years in Memory Care
Three years. Time goes so fast. I think you and Beachfan were the 2 who started off a bunch of placements 3 years ago. I'm just 3 months shy of 3 years since placement. I'm glad your wife enjoyed the…3 -
Re: [mouth hanging open]
That’s sad, but she is more concerned with herself than with anyone else … oh boy!! When someone says something inconsiderate to me, the first thing I say to myself … is there any possibility that I …3 -
Re: Costs of early to middle stage care
We bought our LTC policies 25 years ago. We had to have a physical exam, in our home, and a complete medical history was required. Failure to reveal a pre-existing condition for which we subsequently…2 -
Re: How long did your loved ones stay in stage 5, 6, and 7?
I am nine-plus years into this nightmare we call caregiving. All timelines are anecdotal at best and guesses at worst. Each case is different, and even the experts and doctors cannot give me even a v…12 -
Re: Pulling the trigger on memory care
Delusions. Anger. Always needing to GO. And the fact that I needed to work. And my 2 caregivers quit on me because of DH's behaviors. (Early onset sucks)1 -
Re: Costs of early to middle stage care
@LuisGranadosDC There's another piece to caregiving that I didn't consider until I found myself in the thick of it. Because of the way in which my dad presented— agitated, paranoid, aggressive and un…2 -
Re: How long did your loved ones stay in stage 5, 6, and 7?
I’m afraid my DH will live forever! He’s 82, diagnosed at 80, symptoms for many years before diagnosis. I’d say he is past stage 5 and has some stage 6 symptoms. He had a heart incident in March… inc…6 -
Re: Let me whine.
Thank you for your kind words. They help. I know there will be an end eventually. Even now, I realize that I'm not in the worst of places because DH is being well taken care of where he's at, and whi…1 -
Re: Three Years in Memory Care
I placed my DH in May and just took a 5 day trip to Arizona to see my two grandkids. I've done this trip regularly with my DH and this was my first time alone - I was stunned by how sad I was and how…6
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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