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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 -
Re: Odd Behavior
Many PWD lose their social filters and say inappropriate things. If you want to continue taking him out, you could have small cards to hand out subtly after the incident with an explanation that he h…2 -
Re: Anyone RV Camping?
I don't have experience specific to RV, but here are might thoughts. The things that DW enjoyed the most and has been doing the longest continued to work into the late stages. We traveled quite …5 -
Re: Bidet Toilet Seat
I used one very successfully with my DW, but only after I began to assist her as she was starting to become incontinent. I would take her to the bathroom regularly as a preemptive measure. At that po…4 -
Re: Obsessed about driving!
@JC5 I would run the idea of gifting the car by an elder law attorney before giving it to your son. In the event, one of you needs institutional Medicaid because you don't have the funds and/or …1 -
Re: Processing The Grief
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253999#Comment_253999 I did have to step back from this forum for months in order to preserve my sanity. I still can't read the posts from those activ…2 -
Re: Guilt and Grief
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear wife. Please know that these feelings of guilt are perfectly normal and fairly common. As a mental health professional told me, you did the best you could with…6 -
Re: Guilt and Grief
I am so saddened to hear of your loss. Please accept my deepest condolences. As I am sure you are aware, guilt serves only to intensify your grief. Trust that you did the best you could do for your w…2 -
Re: When do you call hospice?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254472#Comment_254472 Many do hire caregivers before palliative and hospice. here’s the definition of palliative vs hospice care. Hospice stops all curativ…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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