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Re: I am forgetting, too
As I sit here typing I probably have 5 different lists going and I still forget things. It’s my mom with dementia so I can’t help that nagging feeling is this the first signs? Am I getting dementia? …5 -
Re: I am forgetting, too
For Sure…. so much I’m getting worried. I put the butter in the silverware drawer 🤨5 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
Yup. I have wipes and wash. I don't think he has the mental capacity to use either at this point. I plan on bringing clean clothes with on his next doctor's appointment. It would be nice if…6 -
Re: Unbelievable rage
I have not had to deal with anything like that so I don't know but I think you should call the Alzheimer's hot line and crises control to get some professional input and to have a record th…5 -
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
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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