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Re: Her Signs In Stage 8
I doubt that there will ever be answers for the "strange things" that happen in these times. It's unfortunate that it has become so "risky" to share with many. I acknowledge …9 -
Re: Suggestions about what to ask of a home health aid?
When you bring someone into your home, I strongly suggest you have a list of things you want them to do…things suggested above are right...but unless you have a very outstanding aide, you will likely…3 -
Re: TV options
We use Spectrum here, and have a cheaper option but its streaming, You get local channels and your pick of 10 other channels. Its cheaper but uses an App on your start TV. I decided not to get it as …1 -
Re: 65 days in memory care
We just had our 50th anniversary. On our 49th I brought my wife home from MC for the day and made a special meal. I had the thought since it was our anniversary if I said or did the right thing it wo…4 -
Re: Questions about memory care
18 resident to 2 aids and 1 nurse sounds about right. Talk to the administrator, see what activities is doing with them or what they should be doing. They will ask a resident to change clothing but i…2 -
Re: When did Hospice accept your LO?
I found this interesting- https://hospice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/HospiceEligibilityQuickReferenceGuide.pdf When talking with the person who comes out to evaluate your DH, ask if they have a h…3 -
Re: Gulp. So new I hope I’m reading incorrectly
@SpiralStylz It's really hard to know what lies ahead at the time of diagnosis. Most folks seem to take it day-to-day creating a Plan B in the event they can no longer provide the best care to t…3 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74146/how-to-take-away-responsibilities harshedbuzz said just what I was thinking. You have to get ahead of him and then maybe if he's confounded by not seein…5 -
Re: Trying to keep my sanity
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253931#Comment_253931 You may be surprised. Once I placed the laptop out of DW's sight she never once inquired about it again, as though it never exis…3 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
I changed all account emails to my address and removed my husband. He never even realized it happened. I rarely discuss bills around him. This is the thing, at some point we all need to recognize tha…6
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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