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Re: personal hygiene
It's a real fight to get my wife to change her wet pants and underwear (diaper). It's taken as long as 1.5 hours to do it. But once I can get the underwear on it goes smoothly. The nurse ha…1 -
Re: Just starting infusions
Hi, My hubby just had his 3rd infusion (3/4 of full dose). Has had no ARIA symptoms yet. He will have MRI again in a little less than 2 weeks. After 2nd one (1/2 of full dose), he was extremely tired…1 -
Re: ‘Me Time’ Confusion
if you do not want to leave for the two hours, is there a project or task you could work on together with the carer? Prep meals maybe? It’s good to hear you will be getting some help for the house ma…2 -
Hoping I’m doing the best for my dad.
Hello all. I’m a new member here. I’ve been caring for my dad for nearly 15 years now. He went from being my rock to depending on me for everything. I am 1 of 6 living children that my dad has. My mo…4 -
Not eating and losing weight
My DH appetite is bad. He has lost so much weight. Yes I've tried the protein shakes they are a hit and miss. I keep snakes around. If I can get him to eat once a day I'm lucky. I've t…3 -
My plan of action failed
In conjunction with a wonderful Care Consultant, #1 on my action plan is safety concerns. If my husband continued hitting himself or struck me, I was to call 911 and ask for him to be taken to the ho…9 -
Re: I am still waiting for the actual diagnosis
It took me 3.5 years from when I first noticed memory issues and mentioned it at my primary doctor’s appointment, about a year after I retired from teaching at 59. Several months later I had my first…1 -
What the …?
so I’m sitting here making dinner for my DH with VD after taking him to the movies-aka date😁 that he said it was so good to when we got home (5 minutes) to it was ok . I know he didn’t remember it b…12 -
Accusations
i am new to the group….my DH has early stage dementia..he hasnt been tested as he refuses…the accusations and delusions are getting much more frequent..the dr prescribed meds for his anxiety but he i…10 -
New to Alzheimer's
Hello all thank you for providing a network of caregivers to help guide others through this horrible disease. My grandfather was officially diagnosed over a year ago with Alzheimer's. I am his M…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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