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Re: Starting incontinence
@jscott Because of anosognosia, the gentlest way might be to just replace her panties with one of the "prettier" Depends or Poise products leaving her no choice. Dad was super resistant, bu…1 -
Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
I would recommend using "severe dementia" rather than stage 7. If you look up stage 7, it is a miserable state and I really doubt your husband would want to wait that long. You also want to…2 -
Re: MIL Needs Help But Has No Official Diagnosis - We Need Doctor to Come to Her
Thank you both for your replies, which is very helpful. To Eagle, thank you so much for the welcome. One of the reasons I am writing, from Chicago, is that my MIL refused to evacuate their house agai…1 -
Re: Reversed sleep patterns
Although our situation isn’t exactly the same I can pass along our journey and what has and hasn’t worked for my DH. My DH is currently late stage 6, early 7. For almost 2 years now I have dealt with…5 -
Need advice on companion care
My DW is 60. She was diagnosed with EO ALZ several years back confirmed with a PET scan. She is deep in stage 5. I work from home. I would like to hiring some companion care so I can go into the offi…1 -
Re: Planning for Future Young moderate Early Onset Alzheimer
I hope your DH's wishes will be honored if he gets them in writing. In retrospect, I think I was naive at the beginning because I had no idea how my DW's dementia would progress. In 2016, when we had…4 -
Re: Confusion in transition from sleep to awake
Bizarre behavior is very common depending on what part of the brain is affected by the disease. My husband also had weird behavior on waking at night. He didn’t take naps but would wake up about 3am …5 -
Re: lying
as others have said wanting to go home is a feeling not a place. Many who live in their own homes keep repeating they want to go home but don’t know where that is. It’s caused by anxiety due to the d…2 -
Re: lying
well said I would agree most times tinge person with dementia doesn’t distinguish between beef or chicken, and I have found with my loved one with Alzheimer’s that her sweet tooth is enhanced dramati…1 -
Re: Mom refuses to take medication and has become very aggressive....
Hi ACaregiver24 - You need to let her doc know what is happening. The physical aggression is not acceptable for anyone. Unfortunately, you may need to call 9-1-1 and have them admit her to geriatric …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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