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Re: Veteran's Assistance with home accommodations and home health
My LO receives care from the VA Geriatrics Team and they have been tremendous. They have provided all the necessary equipment for his care (ie.... walker, wheelchair, grab bars, adult diapers, pads f…1 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
Sometimes you just can't do it. It is very difficult to be sole caretaker for someone who wanders, because they will get out while you are asleep, and it is very difficult to be sole caretaker for so…11 -
Re: What to do in emergency!!
This is how my mom almost died. She and dad, as yet undiagnosed because of denial on her part, were at their winter house in Florida. I'd talk to mom every couple of days. I knew she wasn't feeling w…4 -
Re: What to do in emergency!!
I just asked my DH what he would do if I fainted and fell on the floor. He stuttered around for awhile and then said … I don’t know. We live in an apartment building with 100 apartments … wonderful n…3 -
Re: Constant phone calls
the phone causes more anxiety for patients that we realize. Let it go. Once I did with my mom I wish I had done it sooner.2 -
Re: My mom is declining
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Re: Alzheimer's affects friendship and financial safety
call the relative. This is definitely a bad enough event. The woman needs a guardian, to be moved to a secure facility with no phone or internet access to protect her from scammers. Before she loses …2 -
Re: My LO has FTD and struggles with accepting support
Welcome, and, sorry you have to be here with us. I don't have any experience with FTD, but for my partner with Alzheimers, it sometimes works better if I can blame it on someone else. Example - "…2 -
Re: Sad caregiver
I am amazed daily at what my responsibilities (which I never signed on for) are…I wouldn't mind at all if weren't for the constant anger and nasty responses…wears one down by the end of the day.4 -
Re: My LO has FTD and struggles with accepting support
I’m with ‘Goodlife2025’ above. I just started taking on the smaller items and slowly moved onto everything else. If DH asked, I just said that was done the other day or last week, whatever I thought …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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