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Teepa Snow video on challenging behaviors
When a PWD shows a challenging behavior, I often dismiss it as due to a broken brain, and I often just try to distract or ignore it. In other words, a broken brain means there may not be a good rhyme…1 -
Re: progression question
What SDianeL and Crandi said…." He should also stop working and apply for SSDI. If not he could be fired. If he has short term and long term disability at work he should apply for that as well. …2 -
Re: Driving Restored?
When my DH started to get lost driving to familiar places, his neurologist told him he needed to be tested for driving through a health network, not DMV. The medical driving assessment included react…1 -
Re: My 55 yr old DH was recently diagnosed
I feel like your PCP doesn't really understand dementia. The brain is not a muscle. I would dearly love to ask the medical professionals who suggest this to provide the data to support it. Learning n…1 -
Re: Driving Restored?
I would contact your financial advisor and attorney for advice on how to protect your assets in the event of an accident.3 -
Re: Driving Restored?
have the doctor send a letter to the DMV. I believe there is a form online for the doctor to complete.5 -
Re: I'm new here
Welcome Jean Miller, and very sorry about your husband’s dx! You’ve found a very special support group here, an eclectic group indeed, brought together by a common cause- this demon dementia. You wil…4 -
Re: Medication
My DH is still very combative about his pills. I too fill the weekly pillbox. But one day he took two days worth cause he doesn’t know the day of the week. So now I still fill the pillbox for my conv…4 -
Re: seeking doctor recommendation
Welcome. This community is from all over the country I doubt you will find a doctor recommendation for your specific area. When my mom was diagnosed her pcp did a very simple short test in the office…1 -
Re: Is it getting worse?
It sounds like you could use some help. Have you gotten hospice in? Do NOT tell mom ‘hospice’ …tell her it is extra nursing to help her..and you. Call and they will send someone out to assess her.1
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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