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Re: What to do?
I placed my DH's iPhone on "silent unknown callers." If the number is not in the list of contacts, the phone is silent. If they are legit and also unknown, they will leave a message. As a r…1 -
Re: CBD to help manage symptoms
We tried 20cbd+1thc gummies at around 4-6 hour intervals during day for agitation, it helped some but often short lasting like 2-3 hours. At night 2.5cbn+2.5thc helped with sleep through I am seeing …1 -
Re: What to do?
@JC5 This is scary stuff. There are companies that sell contact information specifically about seniors, so once he's made it to such a list— even if by no fault of his own— all bets are off. If he's …4 -
Re: The angry phone calls but good news
Agree—if you feel he must have a phone then send it to voicemail. Something may be triggering him at that time, and if you can figure out what it is and remove it then the calls might cease. But it m…3 -
Re: Memory care
There is nothing good about this horrible, hideous disease. I feel your pain and despondency. I have trouble leaving my DH with a day carer, I don’t particularly want to go any where without him and …2 -
Re: Suggestions for Activities?
many Alzheimer patients like music, old movies. Give him tasks to do. Fold clothes, dishes. Easy puzzles, coloring, paint by numbers. Unfortunately it’s difficult finding things they can do. You shou…1 -
Re: What to do?
also go online and freeze his credit with the 3 credit bureaus so no one can open a line of credit in his name.2 -
Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
It’s what you do when you love someone the way you love your wife. I’m sorry it’s so hard.😞4 -
Re: Visiting a stage 7 patient
You visit because you love her and you love who she was before she was destroyed by this horrible disease. I am sorry.4 -
Re: My sister has dementia and is an alcoholic
You need to see a lawyer. If she is this far along in her disease, she is no longer able to make decisions. In Texas, this would require a court order to get guardianship. Get legal advice!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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