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Re: Adult Children
I also have adult children, 44, 42, 40 and 34. All married and with kids - oldest two grands are 10 and the youngest just a few months old. Most live near but one lives out of state. All are grieving…7 -
Re: A very little holiday
It sounds lovely. Keep your expectations low and if you think he may be prone to wandering in a strange surrounding purchase an inexpensive door jam alarm for the bedroom door so you can get a good n…1 -
Re: Seeking Advise - I am 25
Welcome. Sorry you have to be here. Finish grad school. That’s what I would want my child to do in this situation. Ask yourself if that is what your mom would want. Some people with dementia can get …2 -
Re: Seeking Advise - I am 25
please take care that your brother and yourself get started in life- education, careers, relationships. That’s what your mom would want if her brain worked. In addition- an assisted living facility g…2 -
Re: Seeking Advise - I am 25
You have received some very wise input. As a mother I would want my adult children to continue their education and professional pursuits. You are NOT abandoning her. Placement in this situation is no…2 -
Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
Your user name says it all. She was stolen from you and you go back again and again to be able to touch her, talk to her and feel some kind of presence that might still be there, buried under immeasu…4 -
Dementia or Depression
One of the things I have noticed with my aging mother is that she has symptoms that are similar to depression. We got her on an antidepressant and some of the depression symptoms have gone away thank…1 -
Re: Memory care
> @Buggytoo said: > These last few days may have been the saddest of my life. Our kids and I moved my DH to memory care on Tuesday. DH has been mostly calm but with anxiety and confusion in the…2 -
Re: Any luck with caregivers?
I have also had more success as of late as I told him the caregiver has applied for med school (which is true) and he wants to work on his people skills so he wants to visit people just to get use to…4 -
Re: Any luck with caregivers?
I had the same issue, paying for caregivers who do nothing. Some were good about his ancillary care (laundry, etc.), but couldn’twouldn’t relate to him. I found that DH was basically hiding in his be…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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