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Re: I moved DW to memory care (part 2)
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/241152#Comment_241152 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/241159#Comment_241159 This is one of the issues that pushed me over the edge with regards…7 -
Re: H
My goodness. I'm in full tears right now. My mom has always been vain, narcissistic, self-centered and verbally and physically abusive. Despite ALL of that, I realized in July that her memory wa…5 -
Re: H
Yes to all of this. I didn’t realize how abnormal my relationship with my mother was until maybe 6-7 years ago. I thought that I had to put her needs first always otherwise I was the selfish one tryi…5 -
Re: Memory care question
I’m going to make a comment that is on my mind as I read these replies. I had some bad experiences when my father was in a care facility. And I learned to never keep to a regular schedule. That way t…5 -
Re: Paranoia
If he has any employee benefits, such as sick time or disability benefits, it will be a good idea to begin looking into them. If he gets fired for poor performance he could lose all of his benefits. …7 -
Re: Emergency Petition for Treatment
Yes, many people have had to do this. Unfortunately, as you see, some people wait far too long to use the system to the advantage of their LO + themselves. Having PWD be evaluated and possibly medica…5 -
Re: The Mental Switch
I found that as time has gone by, it simply happened on its own without one particular event being a trigger. For me, I have just been slowly beaten down by the repetition of the behaviors that make …5 -
Just dropping by.
I've been around for several years, first as a caregiver for my mother, under a different name. About halfway through my caregiving journey with Mom, which lasted about a decade, I began noticin…9 -
My favorite picture
Today we spent Easter together, just the two of us and looking at pictures. Pamella saw a picture of me and said that it was her favorite. She asked me if I had a favorite. I found one and said that …9 -
Emergency Petition for Treatment
I want to thank all the people in my life who calls and checks on me and my LO as we go through this dementia journey. It’s been a tough 3 months since his broken neck, rehab, home therapy, and then …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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