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Interesting article
After reading this, I truly believe that Gabapentin caused my DW’s EOAD. She was taking this prescription for her lower back pain caused by a car accident many years ago. Chronic and interventional p…5 -
Re: I wish you all peace
Thank you Retired Teacher - may you have peace as well. I am so thankful for you all and is the only way I am not alone.6 -
The final blow to my Christmas spirit.....
My DH is in hospice care, and I know this will be his last Christmas. I have been trying to find some joy here and there, but on Wednesday my beloved 14-year-old kitty had to be put down. He had a ma…10 -
Re: Did I draw the short straw...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74820/did-i-draw-the-short-straw Just guessing that she is in a later stage. Maybe she needs a different or an additional medication for calming. As to how to take…5 -
Re: I wish you all peace
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260541#Comment_260541 Thank you for this post. With being caretaker and still needing to tend to Christmas cards and gifts, it was good to be reminded that…6 -
Anger
My DW was recently diagnosed with ES. She suddenly turned angry at me as if I was to blame. She is violent in her behavior with horrible language, extremely scary facial expressions, and on a couple …7 -
Wanting to go home...
I saw this on a Facebook post by Creative Carer. Great tips on what to say or do when our loved one says they want to "go home"… The desire to “go home” is heartbreakingly common in the lat…6 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74809/feeling-lonely-and-loosing-hope Treatments for middle to late stages of ALZ are non-existent…so far. There is always hope that there will be in the future. A…5 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with Dementia. Caregiver.
My DH is stage 5. Can’t operate his phone or the tv remote, must be prompted to use the bathroom so he doesn’t have an accident, has word finding difficulties so he can’t communicate well, no short t…8 -
Re: Adolescent Behavior
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260361#Comment_260361 thanks for the info SDianel it’s hard sometimes but you are right.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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