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I did what I said I wouldn’t
After 60 years of marriage and in year 15 of caregiving I always have said I would never wipe my DH’s royal hiney. That never day came with you know what on the bathroom floors, toilet seat, etc. and…13 -
Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
I was devastated by the cutbacks at the Blount Cenetr for Alzheimer’s research. There is no cure for for my DH, but I know the Center is working so that my children and grandchildren will be spared t…6 -
Re: Ups and downs toward the end
ask the hospice nurse to get the doctor to order something stronger. She does not need to suffer when they have medications to choose from.4 -
Ups and downs toward the end
My DW has been in MC for almost a year now. She is stage 7 and every few days she is almost unresponsive and I've thought "this is it" but she bounces back. A few days ago when I was a…6 -
Re: Showboating?
@WIGO23 Do you mean showtiming? My dad showtimed like he was gunning for an Oscar. The man once exchanged jokes with his geripsych in Yiddish. FTR, my dad was a lapsed Roman Catholic who identified a…10 -
Getting desperate
left pornhd.cc open overnight accident click next tab and the autoplay decides to blast one wicked cig break scene right through speakers startled roommate, redhead mom stooping bent over balcony rai…6 -
Re: What is the function of a neurologist after Alz diagnosis
Thank you to all of youBe bra for your comments. You validated what I suspected. My DH will be 90 in a few weeks. At the very onset of his ALZ diagnosis, he made the decision to do minimal medical in…5 -
Re: New guy
The best advice I've gotten is to not argue. You speak calmly, even when she raises her voice. Don't correct her. Don't try to reason with her. Simply nod to let her know you hear her …7 -
Getting very difficult
Hello, my first post. My husband has moderate Alzheimer's. Officially diagnosed last year but it's been going on since about 2017. He has no short-term memory at this point. He had emergenc…5 -
Re: From Maybe to Reality
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/236786#Comment_236786 I saw this quote that applies to me : "When they were passing out patience I left. It was taking too long." But I'm le…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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