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Caustic Behavior While Traveling in Our Car
My DW and I used to travel extensively all over the US to visit parks and botanical gardens. With her increasing dementia episodes travel in our car is limited to no longer than 15 minutes. My DW tel…2 -
Re: Out of Control
I’m so sorry that you’re having to deal with this a second time, once is more than enough. I’m new to this group as my husband was just diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. This is such a compassionate, …1 -
Is Rexulti an Option?
Hello Friends, I'm so sorry you have need to be here but I am so very grateful for your input. I recently posted concerns regarding my DH's combativeness and aggressiveness with showers and…1 -
Re: Respite care for a vacation
I am in the same situation. I need a vacation to see my elderly father out of town but no one to care for my LO. The respite care is so iffy and yes, if bed available. I thought about at home respite…1 -
How To Be More Empathetic Towards Mom's Dementia Flashbacks
So my older sister (long-distance caregiver who visits every 1-2 months) just took my Asian mom to her first therapy session to work out the grief from my Dad's death (He died 13 years ago) and …1 -
I See and Feel her slipping away
My DW is living with undiagnosed ALZ. DW of our 36-year marriage had a cerebral hemorrhage about 1 year ago and I have seen her gradually slip away mentally at times. She was also left visually impai…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Sandy, it was great seeing you in your rocking chair again. The past two days have not been good days! Thursday no sleep at all, nose running like a dripping faucet and hard coughing all night. Frida…1 -
I feel likeI have been mourning for the last two years
My sweet husband had to go to a nursing home two weeks ago. I didn't realize how much I cared for him physically. I feel lonely and lost. I just got a cancer diagnosis, and I have to travel for …6 -
Re: looking for hygiene video recommendations
@jfkoc Thank you for that video. That is a perspective I have not seen before. I had not considered just allowing her to enter the shower with clothing on and letting it get wet. It was recommended t…3 -
New to ALZ Site - Caring for LO With Dementia
New here to the community, caring for a parent with severe dementia and their spouse. LO had a serious fall a few weeks ago, resulting in a brain bleed. Another fall or progression led to acute/chron…5
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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