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Long term meds and medical screening
My husband is seven years into this dementia journey. He has zero short term memory and confabulations constantly about places we’ve never been, ads he sees on TV etc. He can’t find anything in the k…4 -
Re: Long term meds and medical screening
I struggle with this as well. For me it depends upon how far along in this journey the PWD has traveled. Do you think he is capable of understanding what is being recommended by the doctor and make h…7 -
Re: Soo mad
Let us not lose sight of how the financial side of this adds stress and complexity to the decision. Decent memory care can run 10K a month in many parts of the country. Aside from the emotional toll …7 -
Re: Soo mad
I'm sorry. It's hard to feel judged and unsupported. When dad had dementia, I had 2 armchair quarterbacks weighing in on every decision which ironically rarely my decision given that mom was official…6 -
Re: Palliative Care
My wife was referred to an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic. The appointment consisted of Myself, DW, a medical doctor, a registered nurse and a licensed care social worker. It was primarily a quest…4 -
Re: Very Regrettable Appt.
Wrong doctor/practice. A yelp review wouldn't be a bad idea if only to warn others. Given what you've shared here, you would do better with a geri psych. If the wait to be seen is long, you may need …3 -
Re: Very Regrettable Appt.
I agree that you need a new doctor. What a waste of time. I have not taken DH back to the neurologist because I found him useless. I work with the geriatric NP and our primary care NP. That works for…2 -
Re: Trying to think ahead
The electronic chart in the patient portal should have doctor's notes from appointments that include the diagnosis. Print a copy.3 -
Re: Awareness of condition
@Pat Coughlin It's hard to say. With my dad, he did have some sense of his memory issues in the early and early-middle stages. He had little awareness of more subtle changes like his loss of empathy,…1 -
Re: Awareness of condition
My DW has essentially no memory, long or short, but every once in a while she would say, "Something's wrong with my brain. I don't remember anything."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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