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Re: Hospice care
So glad you contacted Hospice. I know it’s a step we don’t really want to make but I have found them to be so helpful and so happy to have them on board. They have helped us since last July and my DH…1 -
Re: Hospice care
Depending on how far along she is it may be temporary. Something may be causing discomfort that makes her not want to eat. In the end stage, not eating becomes part of the shutdown process that happe…3 -
Re: How do you deal with the guilt?
She doesn't understand it, but you are your mom's hero. You and the friends who looked out for her until you could get her safely into memory care. You may feel like the villain, but you are doing wh…2 -
Re: Period of inactivity
He is under hospice care and I spoke to the nurse about it, but they seemed puzzled. His vitals are okay etc.1 -
Re: Any spouse caregivers of Alz patient with teens in the house?
My kids were a little older at diagnosis, and I hope you find someone with teens. I just want to say make sure to protect your kid. Sometimes someone with dementia will choose someone to be angry and…1 -
Re: Decompressing after a tough visit
Oh, yes, I know. All too well. What a horrible disease. I sort of manage my own feelings by (1) visiting often enough that I am rarely surprised. (Witnessing the situation firsthand is maybe a bit de…3 -
Re: DW despondent and feels useless
it is so hard to see them that way. Depression is common in dementia. It could actually be caused by the dementia. If the medication she’s on is no longer helping, I would speak to the doctor at the …1 -
Re: Anger and anxiety
Before my wife moved to MC she was jealous of my time if I did anything with our older grandkids she said that I loved them more then her. Our oldest granddaughter (who was 16) would come over once a…2 -
Re: Betrayed
Consider guardianship. He will need some sort of third party legal intervention in order for a divorce to be accomplished. You might as well consider guardianship if his cognitive status will require…3 -
Re: Picking Skin
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242300#Comment_242300 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242300#Comment_242300 He is using an antihistamine. The cream that you mentioned, which I…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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