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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 -
Re: Frustrated and overwhelmed
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254914#Comment_254914 For me, that is one of the main reasons I advocate others to participate here. Caregivers on here stay with it, regardless of at home…1 -
Re: Memory care
What are her current living arrangements? As the disease progresses PWDs need 24/7 care for their safety and safety of others. The 2 choices are: 1) at home by family, by hired caregivers or day care…4 -
Re: Do You Ever?
@WIGO23 I never questioned my own recollection of events as the result of dad's version— he'd always had a talent for twisting the narrative for his own purposes. That said, he retained his…2 -
Re: Facebook Alzheimer/Dementia Group
There are several on FB, but I find this site the most helpful. Some FB groups have members who are very judgmental, and that is not what any of us needs right now.3 -
Re: Facebook Alzheimer/Dementia Group
I was not a member of that FB group. I was a member of a different FB group. It was much more active than this forum… but there was much more drama on it. People calling each other out, insulting tho…2 -
Re: Memory care
@ME44 I'm sorry you've reached this place in the disease progression. "Sanitary" issues are safety issues. Her behaviors, aside from the work they create for you, could cause illn…7
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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