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Personality Disorders + Alzheimer’s Disease
Hi, I’m new to this message board and this is my first post. It’s going to be a long one. I’m feeling a bit desperate and I need some advice. My Mom is 78 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a year ag…2 -
Re: New here
What you are feeling is absolutely normal. My wife died three months ago and I still feel much of what you are feeling. When I placed my wife, I didn't feel so much guilty as helpless that I cou…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
No problem. Zetta, I'm glad he's close. Yesterday when I went down to check on the road My neighbor on the farm West of me drove up on his ATV. and we visited a while. He told me to call he…2 -
New here
Hi all, I'm new here. I'm my husbands part time care giver. He is moving in to what I think is late stage alzheimers. I have a caregiver here with him while I'm at work. He has trouble…10 -
Re: Starting with hospice
I either hadn't heard of failure to thrive related to dementia or I was focused on where we were at the time. I have read a little about it now that two of you have mentioned it and I think that…4 -
Re: My husband is lucid much of the time
Don't bring him home unless the rage/potential violence issues are gone. He likely needs to go to geriatric psychiatry, inpatient, to get on medications to mitigate the very real RISK TO YOU. Pe…6 -
Sudden Decline
Hi- I just saw my mom (85) in another state. The decline is significant. Day of the week Where's my (various items)? Where is (various people)? I knew it was coming. But I'm so overwhelmed.2 -
Re: Am I out of line?
@Everyone - Thank you. Your responses have been so very validating. Things have progressed wildly. As I said in the initial post, Aunt took my mom to visit another assisted living center near her dur…1 -
Re: How to handle long distance Mother
Welcome and sorry you have to be here. This board does not get much traffic you may want to repost in caring for a parent. Im glad the DPOA is in place that is one big hurdle you don’t have to worry …2 -
Still Need more HELP husband in the hospital
I have read the comments to my previous posts and just need reassurance that I did the right thing in letting the paramedics take him in for further evaluation. I am desperate3
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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