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Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
the truth: I saw a post on social media this week that there were cuts being made at the NIH. My husband died in August from Alzheimer's and I have been fighting cancer since 2017 so this worried me …2 -
Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
I saw a post on social media this week that there were cuts being made at the NIH. My husband died in August from Alzheimer's and I have been fighting cancer since 2017 so this worried me greatly. Al…1 -
Re: Overwhelmed
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Re: Federal Alzheimer's Research Defunded
I'm so disappointed to see a link to Rachel Maddow on this site…we all have enough troubles dealing with caregiving…no place for politics here.3 -
Re: Trying to understand the crying/sobing
As the previous poster noted it’s probably pseudobulbar affect. The drug that might help is called Neudexta. My husband has the laughing form of this. He was laughing all day and it had nothing to do…2 -
Re: Dreaming of the future
I used to be very fit before HWD's alz diagnosis. I quit playing pickelball, walking, exercising and lifting small weights, don't take my supplements, not eating right and get very little sleep. The …5 -
Re: Need help accepting caregiver
I told my husband I needed someone to stay with him while I went to my doctor appointments. He didn’t want to at first. The first time she came I stayed home and we just talked. The second time I lef…2 -
Re: Transition to MC Planning
Leaving my husband at the MC facility is the hardest thing I've ever done. I left without telling him and immediately regretted it. Was it best for him? I don't know. He did eventually settle in thou…1 -
Re: Transition to MC Planning
I would talk to your HS student about the graduation plans. They may want him at the party or they may want a separate get-together. It’s also hard to say what stage your DH will be at by graduation.…2 -
Re: Transition to MC Planning
a little fib is a good way to get them in looking at this as just a temporary place to live. I took my husband at lunch time and told him he was going to stay there for a week while I traveled for wo…2
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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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