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Re: Keeping Loved Ones Home As Long As Possible
Your solution of hospital bed & twin bed may be necessary. My DW slept very soundly on a moderate dose of seroquel. We slept together through the entire journey in our queen size bed. Her mobilit…4 -
Re: Hope and hospice
Of course he may go quickly, but it is common for PWD to stop eating at the end, and after that they often then last for 7-10 days. This has been the case for about half the patients in my DW’s MCF. …5 -
Hospice qualification
Thanks to all of you who responded to my recent request for information about hospice. I took your advice and worked with his doctor, and yesterday he qualified. It isn't about how long he will …10 -
Re: Struggling with Refusals for Doctor appointments
I have struggled for past 7 yrs to get DH to the dr. We chased a diagnosis for 10 mo through Kaiser, Drs, tests, MRIs only to get diagnosis of MCI and twisty colon. 2 strokes, 2 vascular surgeries la…5 -
Re: First Post
My DW is early onset and was diagnosed over 3 years ago. Tonight we went through the drive thru at a local Panda Express for dinner. Drive-thru's are still safe with DW, aren't they??? The …6 -
Re: First Post
My DW also has EOAD. She is 55 and was diagnosed almost 3 years ago. This disease she has is tough on both the patient and the caregiver. I call it the Alzheimer’s roller coaster. You will have good …5 -
Long overdue update
We hit the 3 year mark in MC a couple of months ago. It's been a 15 year trip with dementia so far. I know I posted here before about how I feel so "old" because this is typically a di…29 -
Re: Hope and hospice
Thank you all for your thoughtful responses. I have decided that if my husband isn't "actively dying" that I'm going to take the four day trip and have my own car so I can head ho…10 -
Re: Cell phone
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72919/cell-phone interesting this post comes up. Just today I heard my LO crying in his workshop and asked what’s wrong. He said he couldn’t remember how to text a…7 -
Re: First Post
@blacksparky our lab just asked if she could move to your house! 😁6
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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