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Re: And now cancer along with everything else
There's no easy road. Hoping that DH dies earlier from cancer or hanging on year after year falling headlong down the rabbit hole of dementia until he reaches the bottom? Horrible choices we face! I …6 -
Re: new to group
This may sound deceptive, but when my husband couldn’t drive anymore, I took the keys out of the drawer where we kept them. He would get so anxious and irritated when he couldn’t find them. So…. I we…2 -
Re: When to cancel the cell phone line
You can move any cell phone number to Google Voice. I did this for my DW’s cell phone number for a one time fee of $20 as I recall. Once transferred you can do several things with it. You can forward…5 -
Re: And now cancer along with everything else
My wife has Alzheimer's. Her father had it, so we have experience this journey. My wife does not want to go to the end and bad stages of ALZ. Unfortunately we just have to deal with what awaits us. A…6 -
Re: And now cancer along with everything else
Please don’t feel guilty for thinking that an ‘off ramp’ ( as it’s known here) would be preferable to a lingering dementia death. I know you are correct in your thoughts that he won’t be able to hand…3 -
Re: Act Normally as if Nothing is Wrong
My DH is the same and we live a normal wonderful life apart from my DH needing help to shower, shave, dress, eat, he can no longer use the computer, the phone, the tv & air con remotes, drive, ha…9 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
bjt84 asked about "specific proposed cuts to a promising research project." I thought of that comment when I read in my local paper on Sunday an AP article about proposed cuts at the Vetera…1 -
Re: Everything Relying on a HATS (Healthy Aging Transition Services) Assessment????
@rbrammer01 HATS seems really unusual compared to most places with which I am familiar. Is it a requirement for Institutional Medicaid or other government-funded program? Generally, it is the facilit…1 -
Re: Husband
Look up at the top of the page and you will see the purple banner. Tap on “Groups”, to the right, which is underlined. Scroll down till you see the group for new caregivers. Take a look there for inf…2 -
Re: When to cancel the cell phone line
I also still have DH’s phone active. To me, there’s a weird sense of finality to cancelling that I’m not ready for right now. Hopefully one of these days I will; I feel financially stupid too!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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