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Re: Fears in Stage 8
I lost my husband alzheimer 3 weeks ago. I think our brains are so scrambled from the experience of being constantly consumed with taking care of someone we have a huge void now and the mind wanders.…3 -
Re: Moving My DW to a Home
Is it a memory care facility? When I moved my DH in, the staff worked with me to come up with a plan. I went the day before and brought clothes and some familiar items to put in his room. As @Jgirl57…5 -
Re: Is behavior issues already starting
I would be annoyed thaat my family did not eat together.1 -
Two Months
I posted this on the regular caregiver thread by accident. I'm so used to going to that particular part of this board. Anyway. Here it is. I just needed to get it out. Two months ago on this day…3 -
Re: Hospice/burned out.
Hang in there Big Papa! I hope you have someone around you who can give you support as you are showing up so amazingly for your dear wife. If not a relative or dear friend to bring you a meal or take…3 -
Re: Anyone Living in Assisted Care with LO?
My dh's memory care is licensed as assisted living, and for a price I would have been able to stay there with him. I did consider it, but I would have had to maintain my own house both for my so…2 -
Re: Anyone Living in Assisted Care with LO?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/269751#Comment_269751 Assisted living is quite different from memory care. I stated assisted living. No healthy spouse is allowed to live in memory care. B…1 -
Re: Physical Violence
@dreamofstars said: But he's very resistant to lying or doing things behind her back. I am going to try to talk to him more about this somehow hopefully away from my mom some time this week. and…1 -
Re: Physical Violence
"But he's very resistant to lying or doing things behind her back." The goal is for her to be safe and calm. Her brain can't handle discussions that require her to process or deci…1 -
Re: Anyone Living in Assisted Care with LO?
@WIGO23 I was just asking because 1) in my state, both "assisted living" and "memory care" are licensed under Personal Care and 2) some folks use assisted living generically or ev…2
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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