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  • Re: The Bright Side

    I find patience is the key , not easy but the answer
  • Re: The Bright Side

    I played the piano for my dad. He applauded when I finished. He truly enjoyed it.
  • Re: DW Assaulted by MCF Employee

    Walter 0617, First off, I am terribly sorry your LO was attacked by a caregiver. There can never be an excuse for this. I personally, would find a personal injury attorney specializing in elder abuse…
  • Re: Can he move back home from Memory Care?

    My husband was never placed but he did spend a week in the hospital where he was taken to ER for extreme agitation, confusion and sleeplessness. They tested and found meds that worked to calm those s…
  • This made me sad

    One of mom’s friends at her AL gave her a small journal to write in. The friend is a recent widow too and thought it would help mom. She’s had it a week. I read it a couple days ago. She makes notes …
  • The Bright Side

    Here’s a thread to share positive moments or ideas and tips on caregiving. I’ll start. *good weather today so we went to the dog park and to town for coffee…hubby enjoyed this *music always perks him…
  • DW Assaulted by MCF Employee

    Has anyone on here experienced the physical assault and battery of their LO by a MCF employee? My LO was assaulted by an employee resulting in a serious injury and hospitalization. The assault was ca…
  • Re: The Long Goodbye

    "It will NEVER be okay." I can't tell you how many times I've said that. We lost a son in 1998. The grieving is now gone, but it will NEVER be okay. I'm still dealing with the loss of my wi…
  • Re: The Long Goodbye

    Carolyn4255, thank you for sharing your journal for today. These could be my words also (if I could express them as well) about my DH and our journey together, now in our 9th year of our “long goodby…
  • Re: Just joined and new here

    I am so sorry, Carolyn. You are not alone. My DH is entering his fourth year after diagnosis for progressive aphasia, a form of FTD. Almost no language, loss of direction, inability to make reasoned …

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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