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Re: Is it my imagination?
I think also it is the frog in the pot scenario. As your LO very slowly changes, in the beginning, you adapt your view of who they are until you suddenly realize months or years later that the person…5 -
Re: Is it my imagination?
For many, the journey is slow. In the early stages, it’s easy to think that perhaps it was a misdiagnosis—or maybe just wishful thinking—when the old DH seems back. My DH was diagnosed with MCI about…5 -
Re: Update: Possibly FTD?
Hello Belle this disease is the worst it fools so many people including the medical field, you don’t need anyone else to tell you that there is something wrong. Coping depends where your DH is but it…5 -
Re: Caregiver who is a nurse
Oncology nurse for 30+ years here. Nursing experience is helpful when navigating the healthcare system, understanding the terminology, tracking effects of medications and so on. On the other hand, it…6 -
Re: Joining with a thank you
best group I ever joined I’d be lost without you all, no one knows unless they live this nitemare. Keep the faith6 -
Re: Service dog
Seven years ago we rescued a 3 year old, 80lb German shepherd. She picked my husband and is his protector in every sense. I recently became the owner of a two year old shepherd from a dear friend dia…6 -
Joining with a thank you
Hello, After a few months of reading and searching this site, I have decided to join to thank those who have posted advice. You have been a lifeline, and I hope that my experiences can be helpful to …12 -
Re: When is it time?
I never would have toured facilities without this group. I completed an application for review today. Hopefully, he can be approved to be on the waiting list. This time last year, he was at home alon…5 -
Re: When is it time?
This advice has been repeated here many times: If you have to ask, "When is it time?", it probably already is. Start your visits to MCFs now.5 -
Re: Have no support
@Eloise0304 I can so totally relate! I shared my mom's dementia diagnosis with her siblings. Mom has told NO ONE. I secretly hoped they would have started visiting her more often. They are not s…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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