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Re: I'm ashamed of myself.
Sorry to hear of your situation, but I’m glad your wife can live at home and still enjoy activities. Here’s a suggestion: when my loved one with dementia lived with me, I added double-deadbolt locks …1 -
Re: I'm ashamed of myself.
very soon your DW will try to get out the front. You need locks now that she can’t undo. There are plastic locks you can get. Also search on this forum for locks. Some people have said that putting l…2 -
Re: Kisssing in MC
I received to same phone call from my wife’s MC a one point. They told me they would keep an eye on them and try to keep them apart but could not tell me who the other party was due to confidently. A…2 -
Re: Inevitable Falling
Falls do seem inevitable. My mother was in a facility with great staff and still had falls. Sometimes when walking, sometimes she would slither out of a chair and be found on the floor. It simply isn…1 -
Re: Inevitable Falling
Does your mom use a rollilator? My dad was resistant to using one. He said he didn't need help walking. We kept explaining that it wasn't to help him walk-it was to catch him if he stumbled. My dad s…2 -
Re: Inevitable Falling
@waywardson There are two battles no one can win— the one against dementia and the one against gravity. You can make your home safer, to a point, by banishing area rugs, cords across floors, installi…3 -
Re: My mother is dying and taking me with her!
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Re: Have no where to go with my feelings so
it’s a cruel disease, the feeling of helplessness, vulnerability, sadness, bitterness, despondency and anger rage in all of us, you are not alone and we all care. With no one to discuss decisions wit…9 -
Re: Ftd
It sounds like he might need to be admitted to a psychiatric facility (one that specializes in dementia—a geriatric psychiatric unit regardless of his age)—that’s where he would get specialized treat…5 -
Re: I'm ashamed of myself.
I have had to padlock the outside gates to stop my DH from wandering off. I’ve also secure locked the house at night to stop any potential wandering and i hide the keys at night. I have made up a fal…3
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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