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Re: Looking for MC
no need to tell him. Have the doctor or nurse tell him he’s needs rehab. After transfer if he asks to go home, say when the doctor says so and change the subject or distract with a treat. The facilit…2 -
Re: Looking for MC
I’m so sorry and sad for you I know I am going to have to face this and I don’t want to. Sending hugs and a handkerchief xx4 -
Re: Showboating?
@WIGO23 Do you mean showtiming? My dad showtimed like he was gunning for an Oscar. The man once exchanged jokes with his geripsych in Yiddish. FTR, my dad was a lapsed Roman Catholic who identified a…10 -
Re: New guy
When you find a response that works, keep using it. Normally if someone asks the same question multiple times we try different responses to try to clear things up. But with dementia it's not the same…2 -
Re: Treatment with Lecanemab (Leqembi®)?
NPR Story about Leqembi from person in Phase 3 Clinical TrialRecently my wife brought to my attention an NPR story about a now 71-year old woman who started on Leqembi in 2020 as part of the Phase 3 …1 -
Re: Congestion
We didn't have this issue with dad. But I wonder if a bulb syringe or Nose Frida designed for children would work. HB1 -
Re: New Here…
s&j1994 S and j interesting my wife name is sue and my name is jeremy and my birthday is feb 24. calif i live in vermont and am 70 and an artist with alzheimers. i am part of zoom groups with oth…2 -
Re: What is the function of a neurologist after Alz diagnosis
Thank you to all of youBe bra for your comments. You validated what I suspected. My DH will be 90 in a few weeks. At the very onset of his ALZ diagnosis, he made the decision to do minimal medical in…5 -
Re: Advice for Going Back to Work
The two that exist in my town are part of larger campuses ( containing independent living, assisted living and memory care.) Start with google, or you could call your local office of the Alzhiemers A…1 -
Re: Cooking doesn’t get much easier
Mmmmmm I call this King Ranch chicken amd use corn tortillas. @Ed1937 yours sounds delish!1
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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