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Re: How to know I’m making the best desicion
His PC has told me over and over he doesn’t qualify for home maker/ home health services because he doesn’t have 3 things that qualify him. Because he can still move around and he can feed himself. W…2 -
Re: How to know I’m making the best desicion
Thank you so much!! I am going to call his Primary care with the VA tomorrow to ask about Catastrophic Disability classification. No one has even mentioned that to me. His primary care has put in a t…3 -
Re: Always tired
I suspect this is very common. We began to see an uptick in overnight hours slept in dad in the later middle stages— he'd sleep as many as 10-12 hours overnight and then nap during the day. He also r…2 -
Re: Always tired
As the disease progresses, I think it is common to sleep more and more. Others will share their experience as well. My DW sleeps 10-11 hours at night and takes at least one long nap during the day. S…1 -
Re: Making stuff up
There's a name for at least some of this—it's called confabulating—and it's quite common. Getting used to it takes time. In the past, you and your loved one probably always corrected each other and e…2 -
Re: Making stuff up
Ditto to all these members have said. Here is more explanation from Google, with a link: Confabulation is a neuropsychiatric disorder wherein a patient generates a false memory without the intention …3 -
Re: Making stuff up
I don't mean to minimize your irritation or to lecture you in anyway but the best way to keep from stressing out is acceptance. Accept what you really have little chance of changing. You will come to…2 -
Re: DH in the hospital for 3rd time in 10 months
@Belle I am sorry this situation is so unusually difficult. Your current plan to allow the other shoe to drop is what I was eventually worked in my situation. I'm just sorry it's come to that for you…1 -
Re: This morning’s bathroom disaster
This is really hard, but the time may have come for you to insist on at least being in the bathroom with him when he does his job. When my wife got to that point, it was a struggle and an argument. B…2 -
Re: Staying up all night and wanting to go home
I guess in our situations we do not really need to worry about the long term implications of using melatonin. Glad it worked for your DH.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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