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Re: The Limits of Caregiving
I think your title says it all- you’ve reached the limit for caregiving. consider moving your spouse to memory care. Maybe think about a facility that would also be able provide independent or assist…5 -
The Limits of Caregiving
I am 87 and my wife is 85. It's been 8 years since her Alzheimer's was first noticed and now she is in Stage 6. We have had a wonderful life overall and a great marriage (67 years) and two …6 -
Re: Wife Slow to Move her Mom
@TwoInHand, I am saddened at hearing of your difficulties. You are in a rough spot. As you asked the question, I will answer. Putting a time limit on when your wife institutionalizes her mother seems…5 -
Re: The Limits of Caregiving
Karl I am only 70 and my wife was diagnosed over 10 years ago and I have thought some of the same thoughts because this disease is so depressing. I would never take a life even my own, I have seen wh…11 -
Re: Did I do the right thing?
Yes, you did the right thing. She will never accept the diagnosis. Safety is your number one priority. You have to do whatever it takes to keep both of you safe.5 -
Re: Did I do the right thing?
well that depends on whether or not she is still driving or has access to a car. And whether or not the insurance company still has her as a driver. If the DMV revokes her license, the insurer may ca…6 -
Re: Early Onset Alzheimers - before diagnosis
When we marry we all repeated the words to have and to hold in sickness and health. I’ll wager none of us ever even gave it a thought at the time that we would end up here in the site supporting our …5 -
Re: Early Onset Alzheimers - before diagnosis
I think this is why my parents divorced. As I was working to untangle dad's finances due to scammers (several years post divorce), I wondered if unknown / pre-Alz diagnosis brain change lead to …5 -
Re: DBAT Scale; FAST Scale; and others?
By stage 6, they're in memory care, whether in a facility or with a home caregiver who gives up all semblance of normalcy to staff a single-person memory care. They require assistance with virtu…7 -
Re: First Time I Couldn’t Wake Dad Up
@ARIL, my heart goes out to you. My mom is a few steps farther down the road than your dad is, and even at this very late stage there are piece by piece losses of her. The day we could no longer get …5
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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