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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 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
@shiawase12 You sound a bit like my mom. She clung onto the notion of treating dad as an equally competent partner in the marriage long after he became someone in need of supervision and care. Until …5 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
For me the key to survival was anticipating issues and being ready. It sounds like you need to change AmX to sending their notifications to you. So it will just drop off of his radar. You can an also…7 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
You have been given great advice. If a credit card is important to him you might try giving him a prepaid card with just a limited amount of money on it.He is very vulnerable to scams and just poor j…4 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
@shiawase12 I'm going to say this as gently as I can as the last time I told someone their hair was on fire, I hurt their feelings. I am so sorry you find yourself in this situation. In a way, t…10 -
Re: Gulp. So new I hope I’m reading incorrectly
Added to all the above, there’s a saying here: If you have seen one dementia patient, you have seen one dementia patient. What that means is that each person is different. Some might follow a stage c…2 -
Re: Suspecting Dementia, Trying Not to Panic - Money Worries
Welcome. Sorry for the reason you are here. I found this online but you should speak to his HR Dept and to an attorney as others mentioned. .“For a 69-year-old with dementia, obtaining long-term disa…1 -
Re: Alzheimer's and Finances
Sounds like a stage issue. Sadly, your dad entered the stage my mom just left. We were constantly having talks about her accounts, constantly logging on, without my knowledge, to check how much money…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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