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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Hello Porch Friends Beth. Thank you for thinking about me. I'm doing good, I recovered from falling out of my bed. Still a few bruises, but not too bad. I sure hope the noise neighbors did not ruein …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning my porch friends. Sunny beautiful blue skies here. The wind is kicking up, we have a high wind warning for this afternoon & evening. I spent a large portion of yesterday in the backy…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning. After a practically balmy (65F) Saturday, it's chilly (21F) on my end of the porch. Things should improve as the week progresses. I am so sick of my heavy parka. Carl— It's funny how wh…2 -
Re: Showboating?
I think that I showtime in my own way by pretending I am doing better than I really am at handling all this when I am around other people.10 -
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
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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