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Re: Driving Restored?
Trying not to be political but from some horrid accidents recently seems many DMVs today are more interested in social engineering than road safety. Is the disease unpredictable and progressive- YES …6 -
Re: Driving Restored?
I told my husband's neurologist that I thought he should stop driving. She requested a driving evaluation from an occupational therapist. It consisted of lengthy cognitive testing as well as a road t…3 -
Re: Care home wants more meds because of aggression
I worry about this as well. We are not to the level of needing placement or antipsychotics yet. I am planning on keeping DH home if at all possible. He also worries about being violent. We have discu…1 -
Re: Early in journey and feel it is progressing faster than expected
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/256994#Comment_256994 welcome. You will never get him to agree. He is unable to realize he has a disease. You can’t reason with someone whose reasoner is b…1 -
Re: progression question
Read about "Compassionate Allowance" this can fast track application for SSDI with a diagnosis of dementia. Iris2 -
Re: Social support?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/255737#Comment_255737 Unfortunately, if you don't live in a metropolitan area, there are none. The closest one to me is 1.5 hours drive away. I could do it…1 -
Re: Scared
Hi. Welcome to the group, I am glad you have found us. My perspective is a bit different. In our case, the difficulty of all of the testing followed by the official diagnosis of EAOD at 57 years old …4 -
Re: She thinks she's "done something bad"
Hi DeeDee - welcome to 'here', but sorry for the reason. MIL is on low-dose anti-depressant, which helps with a similar type of 'down'. You could tell her doc. Distractions not working, so it sounds …1 -
shingles vaccine
A study, in Wales, found that the zoster vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis by approximately one-fifth over a seven-year follow-up period. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41…3 -
Re: Transitioning to senior living facility
You could check the threads here for suggestions. Most just don't tell our LO they are being moved. They just go ahead and move them. Perhaps take her out for lunch or dinner while someone could set …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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