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Re: Should possible sudden delirium(?) change our plans?
Hi and welcome. @MamaMatters I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. This is very hard stuff. I think there are a couple of things in play here. It's very likely …2 -
Re: Should possible sudden delirium(?) change our plans?
Welcome. I would suspect that Fino was providing more scaffolding for her than anyone realizes probably even Fino. Without that she is falling apart. The routine she had with her husband has also bee…2 -
Re: Should possible sudden delirium(?) change our plans?
My mom went from living in her apartment to AL… she lasted 18 days there until she was hospitalized after a major wandering episode and was then released to MC. It was that fast. My mom's PCP an…1 -
Re: Losing me!
From my experience, you really have to commit to fighting for you, however that looks for you. I hate to fight my guilt at leaving my DW with a caregiver, but I finally got a couple of caregivers so …3 -
Re: Losing me!
@JC5 thank you for posting this. I sometimes feel guilty for continuing to maintain my sense of “me”. I have a 2 - 3 hour weekly get together with 4 friends. In scheduling my husband’s numerous docto…3 -
Re: Losing me!
As they say on airplanes, you need to adjust your own oxygen mask before helping somebody else with theirs. Seeing to your own mental and physical health will also benefit your DH in the long run. Ar…2 -
Re: Totally frustrated
Sometimes I could leave the room for a little, then come back and say, "Hey baby. I'm home." and that would settled her.4 -
Re: To those with LO in memory care
I have just begun to really see my DH as gone. He’s stage 6. I’m not holding on to a relationship. We had our 30+ years & our three kids & now he’s not anywhere near capable of having a relat…4 -
Re: VA social worker
Hi,I worked with social Workers in a VA Hospital for 23 years. A good social worker is worth their weight in gold and can be your best hope for any kind of assistance you need. By all means get in to…1 -
Re: To those with LO in memory care
@TooYoungForThis64 This is reminding me so much of when my dh was newly in the facility. He always had some complaints. Once he complained that he'd heard it cost $1,000/month for this place! (I…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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