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Re: I need a hug please
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254249#Comment_254249 Just a thought but the friends in CA may have not made a plan to stay at all. My DW in stage 5 can confuse the simplest of plans. I w…5 -
Re: I need a hug please
((((((((Wose)))))))) please remember he is very confused. Is there anyway you can contact the, California friends and explaine to them, before they come? Maybe they will decide not to come. Enjoy tha…3 -
Re: I need a hug please
Agree with @ladyzetta: Try to contact the CA friends. Explain that you just can't handle a visit right now. Have them contact DH and say they can't make it, using some fiblet. Maybe you can…2 -
Re: Using or borrowing person with incapacitated persons car
Talk to your parent's elder law attorney , if the advise is on your parent's behalf their assets will pay for the consultation. I guess that estate attorney never heard of elder abuse. You …2 -
Re: The Right Answer
Welcome to the group! When "not wanting to take away independence" is mentioned, I've had to remind others that THEY are not taking away their loved one's independence. Dementia i…2 -
Re: The Right Answer
@WMODuff Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. What an uncomfortable situation you and your sister find yourselves in. I suspect this is a situation …1 -
Re: The Right Answer
Welcome. When we think of dementia I had always thought of it as being about memory, but poor judgment, lack of executive functioning, impulse control and loss of social filter are all common symptom…1 -
Re: Fidget and Anxiety Reducing Toys
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254226#Comment_254226 It took my husband about two weeks to start folding the towels and took a week or so before he paid attention to the dog. So time and…2 -
Re: Fidget and Anxiety Reducing Toys
The fidget dog brand is Chiaochutty, and I bought it at Amazon also. If you search fidget dog for dementia you should find it.2 -
Re: Dealing with BM Clean up!
JC5, thank you for bringing this up. We’re not “there” yet but I want to be prepared if/when the time comes. One thing I simply cannot stand is the smell of skunk. Living in the country we frequently…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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