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Re: Advice With New Boyfriend
@Alex C Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here, but pleased you found this place. You job here is to protect mom from those who might take advantage. There are so many things that coul…2 -
Advice With New Boyfriend
Hello all, I'm new here. My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's earlier this year after receiving a diagnosis of logopenic PPA last year. She is having an unusual progression where memory is…2 -
I am so scared
I'm so scared of what this diagnosis means for me and my mom. I've worked with a number of Alz patients while working in emergency psychiatric departments or adult psychiatric departments. …6 -
Re: Questions about Lecanemab
If you go to the "Discussions for People Living with Dementia" section of the website, there are several discussions. My DH has received 31 infusions and has never experienced any side effe…2 -
Re: Jeez
So sorry to hear this CindyBum. I know exactly how shocking this is to us caregivers. My DW still talks quite a bit but unfortunately it’s not to me. She blabs in total word salads that make no sense…4 -
Re: Jeez
Gut punch and I’m there too. We sit and have an early morning cuppa watch the sun come up on the front verandah used to be wonderful but now it’s total silence no words can come, no discussion no exc…3 -
Re: Grief! - Vent!
Tears tears and more tears Marier they just fall always. My heart breaks every day every moment and I’m crying again. I don’t know how others cope but I just cry. I try to keep my thoughts in the mom…3 -
Re: Grief! - Vent!
I’m so sorry. I have nothing to offer except to lend an ear and offer a virtual hug. Crying can be cathartic. Don’t hold back.1 -
Re: New to Group
With my husband’s 60% rating we’re able to receive his meds at no cost, door to door travel mileage and of course access to his care providers. In the long run, access to a memory care facility would…1 -
Re: Ugly Stepchildren Dilemma
Peg, it might help to just go ahead and write them off in your mind. They are in total denial and they aren’t going to get it. Hopefully you and your spouse got all your ducks in a row when it comes …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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