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Re: Mom in hospice care and seeing and talking to people
Thank you, Victoria. I am so glad you were able to solve the mystery name of the person your LO was calling to. It makes complete sense to me it was someone who raised her. Yes, I do feel this interl…5 -
Re: Changing personality
I can definitely understand the need to vent. I found mom has a few complaints that come up regularly. She often demands answers regarding things she would not understand the explanation for or the e…5 -
Re: Changing personality
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/75575/changing-personality Welcome. Feel free to vent at anytime. I think we have all been there to one degree or another. It's the sickening disease talking.…5 -
Re: Trouble writing
Welcome @colleen40 Glad you found this site, and so sorry you have to be here. Yes - contact an Elder Care Attorney and get all legal affairs in order while your DH is still able to sign. Otherwise t…5 -
Re: Having a hard time choosing between home care and memory care
For us, having a caregiver come in from 8am to noon was a life saver. That gave me a break and a person to discuss my wife's condition. in July of last year we moved to assisted living and then …5 -
Re: Having a hard time choosing between home care and memory care
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/268190#Comment_268190 Social worker says he needs around the clock care and some of that cate requires more than one person. Yes we will eventually qualify…5 -
Re: How to stop concerning behavior
For the past year or so, I've avoided any place where my partner can go up to strangers and try to engage them in conversation. That means no grocery store, no public places, and when we have ha…5 -
Re: Life expectancy
Hello, In 9/2022 my DH came home and stated he decided to retire. He did not share he was having difficulty doing tasks at work that were normally very easy for him to complete. For the 2 years prior…6 -
Re: Sundowning in the Morning?
I would rule out other causes for the behavior like a silent UTI. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/expert-answers/sundowning/faq-200585115 -
Re: Is it time?
If you are asking if it's time, you are likely at the time. You are not being selfish. Most of us come to that question eventually. It's ok. He now needs 24-hour care and you can't do …7
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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