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Re: Looking for input on situation with my mom
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/251786#Comment_251786 Thank you! Really appreciate your input. I think you're right in that I'm focusing maybe too much on the potential conflict…2 -
Starting with hospice
at the primary care doctor he suggested it might time to involve palliative care and/or hospice. DH is still ambulatory but needs 100% help and care. Doctor said he would qualify because of weight lo…4 -
Re: Just went to the hospital HELP
Eloise, I am so relieved to read this. PLEASE, do not take him home. Insist on another disposition, perhaps geriatric psych, or SNF. Your well being is important. You both deserve safety, peace and c…4 -
Lessons learned Mom's stroke, husband's Alzheimer's & Step-Dad's stroke
WARNING!! LONG POST. I've been thinking about this lately. I remember being lost and overwhelmed after my Mom's stroke several years ago, my husband's diagnosis of Alzheimer's 4 y…8 -
Re: memory care bail out
You certainly get an award for flexibility. So many think placement must be permanent. My husband was able to live at home but I remember thinking how expensive care became but I realize now that pla…2 -
So I was planning to do something productive today for once…
My plans for a productive day came to an end mid morning when hospice called. The hospice nurse regularly calls to update me on his visit. Today he told me first that my DW was being recertified, and…17 -
Re: memory care bail out
Thank you for sharing your experience. Your husband is very lucky to have you. I hope you are able to find the type of help or facility that can make things better for both of you. Please keep us upd…2 -
Re: DH groped a female resident at his MC
Thank you, M5M. DH is still at his MC. I talked to the adminitrator and the DON last Monday and told them the State had told me the decision to discharge him was the MC's. The State has no autho…4 -
Just went to the hospital HELP
This morning when he got up he couldn't walk very well and could not stand up I called 911 to assist and they suggested to take him in for tests So here I am all tests including,CT came back nor…4 -
Re: Ugly Stepchildren Dilemma
Personally, I am looking forward to the moment that they just fade away, which I am sure will happen when he is no longer here. I thought about it last night before fading off to sleep and it gave me…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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