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Re: How do you respond to family inquiries?
My DW also stage 5, has always enjoyed a life full of family and friends. It has been exhausting trying to have the same conversation with so many about how she/we are doing. I started a weekly group…6 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making part 2
It’s time for you to take control, completely. Take the steps to complete this task. After you have the legal authority, take action and take control of everything he might try and get his hands on. …6 -
Re: When is the right time to intervene?
I agree with the others that driving seems way too risky at this point given the other cognitive issues. We sold my mom's car after she hit a mailbox hard enough to do some real damage to the car. We…2 -
Re: When is the right time to intervene?
NOW! She should not be driving. Driving is about so much more than remembering how to get home or basic laws. Reaction time, executive functioning, reasoning, logic, when to use caution… Disable the …2 -
Re: outings
I 💯 agree with @H1235 - depends on the person, and how they are doing in care. Taking my mom home when she was in an MC that couldn’t provide the care she needed was a nightmare because she never wan…1 -
Re: outings
I took my dh out to dinner for almost two years, but I never felt like it would be a good idea to bring him to the house. I took him to my dad's house for holidays, or to my son's work to see him, bu…1 -
Re: Ups and downs toward the end
I have not personally, but my DW was a social worker. She told me she'd encounter people who cried all day, most often those with brain injuries or dementia. I see it on the Tam Cummings DBAT as well…2 -
Easy website for answering questions about my father's condition
My father has had Alzheimer's Disease for the past 7+ years and has progressed into a later stage. I've had lots of questions along the way and I'm finding it really frustrating to search and visit l…1 -
Re: Looking for MC
I didn't mention MC to my wife. She was in the hospital and I told her she was being moved to rehab. It has been almost a year and I still have never said MC around her. I always call it rehab and te…4 -
Re: DH has the flu
Even if my DH has indigestion, not even a full blown illness, he decompensates until he feels better. Any change in our routine or his health throws him. Even when he recognizes he has made a mistake…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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