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Re: attend a wedding?
I'm brand new here, but I'd encourage you to rely on your compelling feelings: would you prefer to attend or not? If you would like to be there, then perhaps it's worth making the effo…1 -
Re: attend a wedding?
It all depends on the question how she feels and behaves around family and strangers?.if it make her feel good and distract her for a little bit take her also it would be good for your mental health …2 -
Re: attend a wedding?
Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like she should attend. Perhaps she could visit briefly with the bride but would she even remember or know her? If you would like to go, can someone stay with her?5 -
Re: He won’t go to the bathroom
I help my DH with bathroom issues. He has only has a hand full of times when he didn’t make it to the toilet. That being said, I always have to show him where the bathroom is and I ask him if he need…5 -
Re: Do You Ever?
it’s called confabulation. Their brains take bits of info and scramble them, add to them or subtract from them. Then they may add hallucinations and delusions. Combined with showtiming, it’s no wonde…4 -
Re: Assisted living
He cannot be a part of the "decision" to admit him to assisted living. You will actually have to decide on an admission date and "leave him there." He does not have the ability to…3 -
Re: We need guidance 🙏
@staciehun said: After 2 1/2 years of a pause on your life, was it difficult to find your own rhythm again? We’ve been handling this for a couple of years, only in my house since Jan, all the things …4 -
Re: Interview a doctor?
@gabbyzapata You make a good point. Prospective parents get an appointment to interview pediatricians, but that doesn't seem to be the case for anyone else. I would think the UCLA site listing p…3 -
Re: CCRC forcing LO move from independent to MC
My sister and I planned every detail of my mother's apartment when we moved her from her home to an AL facility. I was devastated when she had been there only a matter of weeks before they deeme…2 -
Re: Our experience with MC respite
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74212/our-experience-with-mc-respite That's rough. At least your home space is in order. That's huge. I wish mine were! I know how you feel. I can't…3
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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