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Why Stay?
I hate the life I am living now. Why do I stay? I love DH but not his behavior. He is not his behavior but much more. He does not choose to behave this way. This disease chose him. Fifty two years ag…12 -
Re: New Years Eve
quite sad really, I think the group is fulfilling their own ‘do-good’ wishes not thinking of the real people and their needs.1 -
Re: Update: Possibly FTD?
Please read the Safety section on alz.org. Leaving a space heater unattended is a fire hazard. His memory does not sound okay to me. Iris2 -
Re: New for me
Hello, and welcome Mcamy and Kweisser. You may want a legal consult re; driving. I was told that since DH has a diagnosis of dementia on his medical record, he is no longer insurable. If your loved o…3 -
Re: New for me
My DW was diagnosed with EO two years ago at 53, after several years of knowing there was a problem but never associated it with Alzheimer’s. The doctor said she shouldn’t drive anymore so we sold he…5 -
Re: When is it time…
Please find out if the memory care facility you use will know how to handle incontinence, especially if DH is uncooperative about being changed. The MC place should know how to handle opposition. Ass…3 -
New Year
For those of us who placed our loved ones in MC in 2024, the New Year represents the first year we are no longer providing care 24/7. Nonetheless, we experience sadness, worry, and exhaustion as we s…9 -
Re: Cost of Memory Care
in Portland OR $8500 seems to be the average. After a brief stay in memory care I brought my wife home and supplemented with home health care and it has worked out for the past year.1 -
Re: Cost of Memory Care
One facility in the Boston area quoted me 13,000/month and another is 15,000/month. I haven't looked further into it so I don't know about Medicaid/Medicare coverage.1 -
Re: Cost of Memory Care
Just under $6,000/mo. for a hospitality-mode MCF in the Pittsburgh suburbs, according to my neighbor whose mother resides there. However, the facility will not allow the resident to continue to live …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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