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Re: Home health care
I started with companion care when it reached the point DW could not be left home alone for any length of time. I need an opportunity to leave the house without feeling like I was constantly burdenin…5 -
Re: Guilt and Grief
I am so sorry for your loss. I believe that most of us as caregivers have perceived guilt that we didn't do enough. It never seemed to be enough. I have guilt that I had to place my husband in m…4 -
Re: A Smack of Reality
I to have had unpleasant experience with gabapentin being given to me for leg and low back pain. I could not tolerator the medication. I had similar experience to Michele P. My DH is on trazodone for…4 -
Re: A Smack of Reality
I was prescribed gabapentin for nerve pain. The doctor increased the dosage over a two month period. It drastically impacted my cognitive functioning. I couldn’t process information or focus on any t…3 -
Re: Downsizing While Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s — Has Anyone Done This?
I think that one of the best pieces of advice for something similar was that the caretker spouse should do what will make them happiest. While you dad will con-in-tinue to decline, hopefully your mot…1 -
Re: Downsizing While Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s — Has Anyone Done This?
I made the decision to downsize from a very large home with a huge yard etc…in the early stage of my DH disease. He was at stage 4/5.( age 69) I knew I could not continue to care for him and keep the…4 -
memory care bail out
Well I thought I had done it. I placed my DH, probably early stage 6, in a local memory care facility. I had looked at every likely place and decided this one was the best. No health department citat…13 -
Re: Visual issues related to Alz
My DH - who passed in August - was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s-Posterior Cortical Atrophy after a PET scan. Among his first symptoms was an inability to follow a line of print when reading out loud to…3 -
Re: Caring for My Dad (65, Alzheimer’s) — Looking for Guidance
Cameras are maybe a good idea so you can randomly check in and see what is going on. For me, deciding when DW could not be left alone was very hard. For personal reasons, I wanted to delay this decis…1 -
Re: Caring for My Dad (65, Alzheimer’s) — Looking for Guidance
Welcome. Here are the things I considered when my mom was home alone. Can he use a phone to get help if needed? If there were a fire would he know to leave the house or would he try to put it out? Wo…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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