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Re: How To Find Purpose Again?
My husband died 10 months ago. It was very hard to motivate myself to do anything the first six months or so, despite having a number of things that had to be done (my mother's out-of-state fune…2 -
Re: Neurological Symptoms
I would reach out to his neurologist with videos to document. It might be useful to keep track of when you're seeing this behavior— is he tired, bored, anxious, agitated? Is he on one of the aty…2 -
Re: Take a cruise?
The thing that I would consider is are you going to be willing (and able) to cut the trip short wherever you are? IMO he is not very compliant if he wont use a wheelchair. I would be concerned that h…8 -
Re: Where are we at here?
so sorry you are at this point. There is no answer. If hospice nurses can’t tell you nobody can. Each person progresses and transitions in their own way as there are so many factors to consider. As t…1 -
Re: My Friend is legally blind: needs bookkeeping, billpay, computer assistance
does she have dementia? Does she live alone? She may need more than bill paying help. Does she have family? She needs someone with DPOA and Medical POA. Or a court appointed legal guardian. It’s not …1 -
Re: DH fixated on being able to drive.
Dear, Blue, I am so sorry you are going through this. That loss of independence must be so very frustrating! Just think of how we would feel if the tables were reversed and we couldn’t drive anymore.…2 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
It's impossible to predict how the dementia will progress. We have two large 8 year old golden doodles that we got as puppies. DH was probably in early stage dementia when we got them, but it lo…4 -
Re: Terrified!
One of the hardest parts of caring for my DH was the uncertainty about life expectancy. Sometimes I was struggling so much that it seemed impossible to continue doing it for another day, let alone an…8 -
STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
My soulmate husband Lonny passed August 12. I feel lost most of the time but am trying to find myself without him. Found this on a Facebook post today. So true. I had my own notion of grief. I though…23 -
Re: Sundowners
Welcome. A Elder Care Attorney might be able to assist with explaining Medicaid for your state. If you decide on memory care, some memory care facilities will take self pay and transition to Medicaid…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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