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Re: Progression with acknowledging and remembering
Sounds like you are doing everything you can in exactly the right way. You won't get a sense of new baseline until he is in the new environment for a while. Keep us posted how it goes, none of it is …1 -
Re: Frustrated!
I took DH to a podiatrist. I told him it was a foot check up like he goes to the Dr for yearly and that now he turned this age it’s required by his insurance.3 -
Re: Dilemma about Memory Care
Such an important but complicated dilemma. I think MCFs have gotten themselves into a Catch 22 situation. I think more people would be in MC earlier if it were less expensive but because it's so expe…3 -
Re: Colonoscopy Brings Complications
DeR MN Chickadee, Thank you for your kind words. My daughter and 12 year old grandson live with us and I know she will be a huge help with my DH. She is paraplegic so there are some things she cannot…1 -
Re: Dilemma about Memory Care
Tucson Anne, I am so with you on this. In the past few weeks, I have toured six memory care facilities. Two of them were dumps. Of the other four, I could see two as possibilities for my DH, now ente…2 -
Re: Working with an uncooperative caregiver/parent
If your Mother is middle stage dementia and your Dad can't talk— how would a home fire or break-in even be reported /noticed to get them help? Are they driving- still handling their finances? Sounds …2 -
Re: Dilemma about Memory Care
Tucson anne, I really connected with your post. I went through a similar mental calculation when I was deciding whether to place my DH in memory care. It seemed to me that most of the other residents…4 -
Re: Not a good day, steeling myself
Sorry to hear about the latest events @M1 . You have provided amazing care for your wife (and all of us here too). From the beginning to the bitter end dementia is so cruel to everyone involved. I ho…1 -
Re: Brown Bottom
It’s time he had assistance in the bathroom. You are about to become a member of the “Blue Glove Club”. This is part of the disease progression and a warning to be on the lookout for other losses aro…1 -
Re: Brown Bottom
Also agree with M1. The only way I was able to fix it was to handle his wiping. They get to a point where the process of using the bathroom is beyond their ability (just like showering or any multist…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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