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Re: From Spouse to Nurse
I thought I had made the switch to caregiver and then advocate many times but then I would want to have a meaningful conversation, so I had to make the switch again. This time I think it is finally p…5 -
Re: Showboating?
I think that I showtime in my own way by pretending I am doing better than I really am at handling all this when I am around other people.10 -
Slow fade
Just venting some sadness to those who understand...no dramatic changes with my mom (today), but the slow fade continues. I sat with her at dinner in MC today. Had to put the spoon in her hand to get…5 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
You definitely deserve that gold star! Welcome to the blue-glove club! It gets easier, and even though I think we all thought we would never do that, it just becomes part of loving caregiving. In so …6 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
I was also greatly saddened with news reports that the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (referred to by the acronym CARD) was recently ordered to reduce 10% of their workforce. …8 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making part 2
It’s time for you to take control, completely. Take the steps to complete this task. After you have the legal authority, take action and take control of everything he might try and get his hands on. …6 -
Re: How do you respond to family inquiries?
My DW also stage 5, has always enjoyed a life full of family and friends. It has been exhausting trying to have the same conversation with so many about how she/we are doing. I started a weekly group…8 -
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
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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