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Re: Leqembi treatments for early dementia
I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in April 2024 and decided to try Leqembi. Our local medical system is not helpful; we decided to drive 635 miles to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. I and DW found it…7 -
Re: One year MC anniversary
Brenda, I’m so sorry. I would ask for Hospice. I waited too long to ask although people here said I should. I was in denial. If your DH is getting aspiration pneumonia, it will continue and happen of…5 -
Re: Eating everything
My DH is just starting to do this. Baffles me. He has always been very self disciplined around food. He started the sugar cravings 6-8 months ago. Now he’s wanting meals - like at bedtime. Just FYI, …2 -
Re: One year MC anniversary
Brenda, I am so sorry that you find yourself in this position again. It is truly heartbreaking to watch our loved ones suffer like this. Asking with all kindness and compassion: Have you considered p…3 -
Re: One year MC anniversary
Brenda: I am going to ask you a hard question but I do so with kindness and respect. Why do you want to prolong his suffering? I think you need to ask yourself the following question: If the roles we…6 -
Re: Necessity of a diagnosis
The drugs that can be prescribed are not useless. There is no cure. The drugs can influence behavior and control some of the most serious behaviors. With my DW we found that seroquel, in small doses …1 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
I truly envy those whose LO could stay home through the end. I also would have, but DH's aggressive and combative behavior made it impossible to be safe any more. We/I had no other option. Paying for…2 -
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
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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