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Re: Decline when placed in Memory Care
I was told that PWD are more able to “keep it together” in a familiar environment (i.e. home) and once placed in MC, more about their condition is revealed or becomes obvious. So I agree with the PP …2 -
Re: Decline when placed in Memory Care
How awful! I am sorry to hear your LO has declined so rapidly. I agree that talking to the facility directors about your concerns is important (does he have a UTI?), and it is likely that the first f…1 -
Re: Decline when placed in Memory Care
Welcome. I think it’s a no win situation. If you had left him in his home alone, you would probably be seeing a decline, it may just have been brought about by something in his home. In his home thin…1 -
Re: Decline when placed in Memory Care
Dear @kymbermac, Check with the MC staff and see if you can get a hospice evaluation for your LO. This is usually free and they can do an assessment to see if he qualifies for their services. If so, …1 -
From NYT: Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk
If you like high fat cheese, you may have a lower risk of developing dementia, but may raise risks for cardiovascular disease. Shared article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/well/eat/cheese-demen…1 -
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
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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