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Re: Angry
We stopped being perfect the moment we were born. As much as we all would like to be perfect caregivers, we can't do it. I suspect even professional caregivers have some of these moments. So rel…5 -
Update on Memory Care transition
My DH has been in MC now for 34 days. He continues to have delusions about his safety and mine, but I have found that he starts down that path if I am with him too long and there are no outside activ…7 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
They still have availability. I have eval for him with their nurse next Thursday. I sent the paperwork to our NP today. She may want to see him to complete it. Will await the answer. Will keep you al…6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My husband and I have always enjoyed a good IPA beer. As we began the journey of AL, we did about a month of clean eating and no alcohol. He had just started donepezil. There was a marked improvement…5 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My dad had cancer an was an alcoholic. He was released from the hospital to a SNF for a while before we got him home on hospice, but while he was at the SNF I would take him a small bottle of whisky …8 -
Unbelievable rage
Last night we argued about sleeping in his jeans I asked him wouldn't you be more comfortable if he took them off Hours later he raged downstairs and told me to get out of the house He said he w…6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
He's terminally ill. Assuming he doesn't have an alcohol-related dementia like WKS, moderate drinking in this instance is unlikely to change anything. Why take this pleasure from him?6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My mom has diabetes and is 80. She eats any sweets she can get her hands on. My first thoughts when she was diagnosed was to get her on a proper diet. It didn’t take longs for me to realize that was …7 -
Re: Question severe difficulty walking.
My DW went through a two year phase of shuffling, then leaning forward and falling. Many falls, no serious injuries. An OT assessment led to a walker, but she would forget to use it constantly. That …5 -
Re: To My Fellow Warriors
Thank you Cindybum perfect insight and realising that you are not alone is amazing. We managed the theatre yesterday afternoon Juliette the musical. Slow going up a small flight of stairs slow going …8
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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