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Re: Have no where to go with my feelings so
I'm in a similar position, but arrived by a different route. My husband did so much before dementia. He was self employed as a carpenter/handyman. I worked full-time and provided most of our income. …9 -
Re: Help needed… grandfather thinks he fell in love with a nurse and had a big outburst, dementia?
That must have been very hard for you. The change can be so shocking… He may have hospital induced delerium, dementia, effects from the general anesthesia, a UTI—any combination of things or all of t…2 -
Re: Ftd
My husband also has FTD. The hardest thing I ever had to do was call 911 when he was severely agitated and aggressive. But it had to be done. He was in the hospital for 10 days while they adjusted me…1 -
Re: Waiting for Dr in Chicago
If anyone is following this thread — just wanted to say that we got into U of C and they did not ask for a referral. I wish I had known this existed because we could have contacted them much earlier …2 -
Re: Catch-22
Agree with the others, this is where an attorney who specializes in elder law will have a better understanding of what needs to be done. If you think your wife will be opposed to the idea of giving y…2 -
Re: Catch-22
I think there is a lot of discretion on the attorneys part as to who is competent to sign so I would try a different attorney and only tell them the information they need or ask for. The attorney we …3 -
Re: Catch-22
I think an experienced attorney versed in this area would be able to handle it. Our attorney met with both of us, she came to our home, and made her own assessment and went ahead with the DPOA docs a…2 -
Re: Catch-22
Can she sign her name where instructed? I had a DPOA form from the state we were in. My mom + I went to a notary who had two witnesses, We filled out what was necessary, had my mom sign + it was nota…2 -
Re: Help needed… grandfather thinks he fell in love with a nurse and had a big outburst, dementia?
Phoenix gave you great advice. Others will also concerning the things you need to get done. My advice is for your own health. Don’t fight placement in a facility for him. His diabetes needs to be bet…2 -
Re: Help needed… grandfather thinks he fell in love with a nurse and had a big outburst, dementia?
Others will be along shortly with additional advice. To me, yes, it does sound like he has some form of dementia. The inappropriate(and I’m using that loosely, simply because he “fell in love” overni…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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