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Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
Golden, you will hear the expression that you need to “live in her world now”, which isn’t literally true but is a very useful tip. I also worked 45 years in a corporate engineering environment and u…4 -
Re: Next?
I’m so sorry. It’s so hard when it’s both of them. My step-dad died 9 months before my mom. Your dad may accept it,or he may not… or at stage 7, he may not understand it. If it happens, tell him once…1 -
Re: I moved DW to memory care (part 2)
I don't know if this is helpful or not … but I placed my sister in memory care (which is not at all the same as placing a spouse) when she was in her early 60s. She was the youngest person there. At …3 -
Re: The Move to Memory Care is Here
My DW hits the four week mark in MC tomorrow. The anticipation was hard, and I worried a lot during the final week that I wouldn't be able to get her moved in, that she would at some point resist. Bu…4 -
Re: Mom isn't talking to me
I’m in the middle of the same thing. I’m an only child and all her anger, emotional outbursts etc is directed at me. Lately when I’ve visited or called (every couple of days), very few words are spok…4 -
Re: Confabulation, anxiety, depression
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242799#Comment_242799 Luckily for us, our primary doc is quite sympathetic to dementia and how it affects the caretakers, as well. She is not pill happy, b…1 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
First of all, yes your situation sucks. You have the sympathy of everyone here. The disease is heartbreaking, as you already know from your family experience. Second, this is the place you need to be…5 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242830#Comment_242830 I am so sorry you had to join the club with us. Its a brutal journey, but we hear you and understand. I am retiring at 59 at the end …3 -
Re: Deleted
You said it exactly - your mom is his security. You'll just have to get creative. When you get to there house see say something like "dad can you come listen to the car? Its making a funny sound…4 -
Re: Confabulation, anxiety, depression
denial is common so don’t feel bad. It’s like not seeing the forest for the trees. Confabulations and delusions are common. They aren’t necessarily due to anxiety or depression. It’s more likely his …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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