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Re: Introduction and Question
Hi and welcome. I am sorry you have a need to be here but pleased you found this place. It's difficult to be sandwiched as you are at the moment. And it's difficult dealing with unsupportive family m…1 -
Re: Introduction and Question
I wish you a good Mother’s Day as well, and I appreciate your impulse to be so kind to all the folks on this forum. In reading your post, my first observation is that you are doing well and acting in…1 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72805/anyone-with-resentment I could have written this post. I feel bad that we are in this situation but then realize he can’t help it. We have been married for 4…8 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
My DH is in Stage 7. We have been married for 33 years. Ten of those were fantastic, 10 of those were bad and the rest I have been dealing with the disease. Yes, I am resentful. I think constantly ab…4 -
Re: Real ID or passport problems
That's as I understand it too (interview and pat-down). I don't know what they'd do with someone who is in memory care though, and likely can't be successfully interviewed. My own experience with TSA…1 -
Re: Real ID or passport problems
@GothicGremlin There was a person interviewed on the local news radio here who talked about flying without in an emergency. They were separated from their party, interviewed briefly and given a thoro…2 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
I suppose I am a dissenter here but I feel safe to express a different opinion about the usefulness of “absolutes”. While I understand the intent of these “absolutes”, I don’t need anything in my lif…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Deadman: There is.one about five feet west of the corral and another at the NE corner. Why, I don't know but there was a reason. These are iron, shaped like a T, buried deeply in the ground with 8-10…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Well my neurosurgeon appointment didn't go well! Surgery with him was my only options. I ask him since the right side of my diaphragm was paralyzed after disk replacement in the 70s, what if the left…3 -
Re: Caregiving
have you considered having him evaluated for hospice care? If he qualifies he may get services that Would help with bathing etc. which has relieved me of some of the caregiving duties. (((hugs))) I u…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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