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When is the right time to intervene?
Hello, my mom is 76 and has been living alone for a little over 10 years after losing my dad. She has heart disease along with artery disease from genetics and smoking 2 packs a day for over 30 year.…1 -
Re: Getting very difficult
I could have written your post. My husband watches TV unless we go on an outing. He is either eating, watching TV, going to the bathroom or falling asleep in his chair. I try to plan several outing a…4 -
Nights are the worst...
I'm sure I'm not alone with dreading the nighttime and my DH with VD's increased agitation. He does well during the day but when he goes to bed, he is asleep within 5 minutes but his sleep is so rest…2 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
Glad you are joking about it! I stay awake nights dreading that day. You give me hope that it’s not as bad as we anticipate. 🤞1 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
Preach it sister, had my first go at it this week.1 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
You definitely deserve that gold star! I expect to do it for my DW. ((HUGS))1 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
I did this for m dad and expect to do it for my husband…. Such is life.2 -
Re: New guy
They originally thought my DH had alcohol related dementia but his blood work came back fine. Kind of amazing considering the amount he was drinking. He has been on generic Seroquel for a month and i…1 -
Re: New guy
Hi New guy, my LO is also newly diagnosed . After I learned from this amazing support site the different meanings of the numbers 1-8 I’m more comfortable identifying the actions of my loved one. My L…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
I still have not caught up. I had been walking every day and it wore me out, I'm too worn out to even read posts. One of my mother's friends is 98 years old today! I called to wish her a happy birthd…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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