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Re: Meeting with the Neurologist
@Possibilities4LO welcome to our community, though I’m sorry that due to your DWs diagnosis you need to join us. What you described sounds like your DW has anosogosia, not uncommon with AD. It’s diff…2 -
Very interesting book
I almost hesitate to put this out there but decided to do so as I see improvements in my DH since starting him on this program. “Alzheimer’s Disease What if there is a Cure?” by Mary T Newport, MD is…1 -
Re: From NYT: Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk
Interesting article. My s.o. read the article last night, and we discussed it, but I hadn't read it yet. From the article: The study did not examine the effects of substituting cheese for foods …1 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
You need to Cope. Hope is not a strategy.12 -
Re: It’s finally real
I am so sorry you have to be here, but happy "here" was available when you needed to find it. We are not a bunch of people who give pat responses, feign interest, or even untruthfully say, …3 -
Re: Meeting with the Neurologist
Not knowing your wife’s diagnosis, age or stage, I would ask is there a purpose to the appointments and are they a benefit to your wife. I have learned to write a note to the doctors prior to an appo…1 -
Re: First time caller
This was shared by another member but I saved it because I found it so helpful.2 -
Re: Hospice
I'll always regret not having my mother evaluated for Hospice care sooner than I did. My DH likely qualifies for hospice care. He stopped being able to bath himself at least 3 years ago but now …4 -
Re: First time caller
It took me quite awhile to accept. I would vacillate between maybe he does, and I’m sure he doesn’t have it. My husband would have periods of confusion and then days of absolute clarity. We both woul…3 -
Re: Waiting and waiting to finish last Dx test
Dear Tom, I sympathize with your frustration regarding the timeline. I first contacted a neurologist 2 years ago and it took 9 months to get the first test. Even after meeting him, he felt I wasn…2
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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