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  • Re: The Long Goodbye

    @CampCarol I am sorry for the loss of your beloved husband. It sounds as though he passed very peacefully. FWIW, it does seem as if sometimes a person seems to wait until they're alone or their …
  • Re: Title Co Trouble

    Update: I switched banks and was finally able to do a cash out refinance using the POA. I knew it wasn’t right that I couldn’t do anything with our house. So glad to have that battle behind me.
  • The Long Goodbye

    My beautiful, sweet husband passed away a little while ago. I was sleeping, and I don’t know how I will ever forgive myself for not being with him. I have to comfort myself knowing that he is free fr…
  • Re: When do you decide to place your spouse in a Facility

    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/239137#Comment_239137 I can’t, that’s for sure. I’m 68, my husband 81. I have enough money to keep me afloat, but too much to qualify for Medicaid. In addi…
  • Re: Executive functions

    @trottingslong It’s a lot for me to take care of two adults. The morning routine of getting my DH bathed, potty, dressed and fed is sometimes all I have the energy for. He can no longer shoulder any …
  • Still Here

    I haven’t posted in a while, I am struggling with the situation here. DH is now on day 47 of not eating, over a month with no heart meds, and he’s refused fluids of any kind since Monday. The Hospice…
  • Taking Charge

    I read this today in “Daily Comforts for Caregivers “ by Pat Samples. “When I’ve had to take charge of some areas of my loved one’s life, he doesn’t want to let go, even when he can’t manage anymore.…
  • Re: My husband is dead

    Thank you for all the kind comments. I am experiencing great relief that my husband's earthly journey is over. Next comes my great sadness that we ever had to go through this miserable disease. …
  • Re: New hospital visit

    I just signed a Do Not Hospitalize order for my husband. I have not found it helpful for him to be taken to the Emergency Room, held there for hours and then either released or kept a day or two and …
  • Re: Memory card financing

    Just following up on this post…we have experienced having a parent in a Medicaid facility….they definitely are not the best. As said previously, yes, talk to an elderlaw attorney. But, this is where …

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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