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Re: Where do I start?
Welcome. Sorry you need to be here. There is so much to do in the beginning. One of the most important things is to see a lawyer. She should appoint a durable power of attorney, a medical poa, a livi…2 -
Re: We can't persuade her to take a shower anymore.
Due to my dad’s combativeness (verbal and fists) and resistance to hygiene measures esp with urine incontinence (one long 12-day streak of fighting the shower and efforts to care for his thin skin et…1 -
Re: Dad won't let Mom sleep (or clean or be on the phone)
You could just go visit your dad when your mom is gone. If he complains, tell him you planned on visiting them both, and mom just lost out on your visit.2 -
Re: Frustration and Delay getting ID
Fortunately, my DH (almost 75 & mid stage 5) doesn’t complain anymore about not driving so until his Driver’s License expires, I would use that as his ID. We had a change of address so went to th…2 -
Re: Unprepared
Thank you all for your kind comments and hugs. They are much needed and I am grateful! I wanted to share one great thing that happened yesterday. I have a CNA a few hours a week so that I can go to t…9 -
Re: Using AI
I just did to research getting rid of a corvette my husband refuses to believe he can no longer drive. It's been 6 months and I have a neighbor that wants to buy it. I researched would he recogn…5 -
Re: Using AI
I used ChatGPT when I put my wife on hospice to ask a lot of questions about how it would affect insurance and what I could and could not do. It also helped drive home the true underlying purpose of …3 -
Re: My Mom passed away October 5th 2025
FYI- you determine who you see this Christmas. If you don’t feel like going to a gathering or dealing with relatives , then don’t go. As people say - No is a complete sentence. I can’t exchange gifts…4 -
Talking To One Who Knows
My dear wife left us in August, 2025. That was when the floodgates of grief were finally opened fully and all that I had been managing for years was allowed to be unleashed. As so many have described…5 -
Knowing doesn't change the losses
I am recently DX'd w/ early onset Alzheimer's (who I call Al, who is friends with my other guy ARThritis). I am a Former Alzheimer's specialist serving as the director of a local Alzhe…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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