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Re: So over this...
Many of us feel or have felt that we hated our spouse as we traveled through this nightmare. It took me a while to get my head clear to realize that I hated this disease and not the person sitting in…5 -
Re: Maintaining my marriage
Welcome. Great advice above. Given how you have described her I wonder if she is safe to live alone. Is she still managing her own money. She is very vulnerable to scam. She could loose everything. I…1 -
Re: Need advice
@Care4Hubs Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. My mother was in your shoes with dad. Dad lost his social filter very early in the disease process a…2 -
Re: Tracking watches
I also use tiles and phone apps, but he isn't consistent with taking his wallet and phone and I still work full-time. He always has his watch on so I started looking into something I thought he …1 -
Re: New to ALZ Site - Caring for LO With Dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252911#Comment_252911 800-272.3900 is the toll free number1 -
Re: New to ALZ Site - Caring for LO With Dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252802#Comment_252802 call the toll free Alzheimer’s Association number at the top of the main page. They may have a virtual support group. 💜🙏1 -
Re: Organizing home care
You are absolutely right, you cannot keep supporting her the way you are doing because if she falls you are going to go down with her. I will tell you what I have seen done with my LO, but you do nee…3 -
Re: when to stop work
To quit working is a hard decision I gave up work I enjoyed when I was 67 years old to care for my wife. Less than a year later she had a stroke and needed more care than I could provide so she moved…4 -
Re: when to stop work
I would suggest you consider FMLA before you decide to stop working. It allows you to work part time or to take of a couple of months from work while protecting your job status. That experience might…4 -
Re: Ordering Supplements
"There are answers, we just have to live with trial and error sometimes to find the one that fits our loved one. " Playing devil's advocate here — while the patient's ability to r…5
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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