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Re: Nonstop Singing
I just heard of a choir for people with dementia and their caregivers: Maybe there is something similar in your community and maybe it would channel your loved one's singing!1 -
Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
I think you visit because of who you are. You want to see her and to check in with staff. To not visit at all might be more painful.2 -
Re: Any luck with caregivers?
I have been fortunate to find two very caring ladies who are caregivers for my wife who is in stage 5-6. What I did find quickly was that I cannot be in the house when they are with her or her attent…2 -
Keeping a list , documenting the journey
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Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
My thoughts are that you are doing it because of the life and love you shared together. Quoting a meme on Facebook - ‘She may not remember me, but I remember her’. Then there is the what if- what if …12 -
Re: Just crappie day
I have the same issues of phone, TV, ipad, etc not working correctly, He always says he needs a lesson on how to use his electronics. I give him lessons…..next day same thing. I try and go to another…1 -
Re: What to do?
I also have made sure DW doesn’t have access to any credit cards. I had her social security assigned to me and opened a new account with me only holding the debit card. She had one of her cards saved…9 -
Re: Nonstop Singing
Oh my goodness you have just made me laugh the thought of perhaps my DH getting some enjoyment out of humming or singing, However I really do realise how upsetting and annoying this must be. Can you …2 -
Re: Fabricated memories affecting caregiving
@SusanB-dil said: Wonder if it would work if you deflected in some way, as in saying "Oh, it was 'janeydoe' who almost dropped you'…" Denying a dad's version of reality resulted in agitatio…1 -
Re: Fabricated memories affecting caregiving
@bogeydune Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. This sounds like a confabulation— when a PWD can recall an event, especially the emotions around it,…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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