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Re: Trigger warnings
I'm sorry Sandi. Best to do online or automatic bill pay with electronic billing or have mail delivered to a PO box. If getting the mail from the box is part of his routine, you can put the junk mail…2 -
Trigger warnings
Hi all, yesterday my LO with stage 4-5 received a late payment bill and spent 3 hours going through his papers and swearing he paid the bill even when there had been no check written or recorded. I h…4 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
Fred, I urge you to take care of yourself. Others have given good advice. You will not feel up to taking care of your DW even though you want to.1 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
@FredW : I am sorry you are going thru all of this. Yes, you are being naive to think you can continue caretaking while getting treatment for two cancers. I think you should move into an assisted liv…1 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
I think you are being too optimistic. You aren’t going to be up to taking care of her while you are recovering from surgery or doing chemo. A very good friend of mine had renal cancer- surgery and th…1 -
Re: When do you know it's time for a facility?
When we moved mom to Al they sent someone to the house for an evaluation. They use the evaluation to determine the level of care she would need(which of course influenced cost) and to determine it Al…1 -
Re: Transitioning While Alert and Active
With the other life limiting conditions are likely playing a part. FWIW, I had a sense my dad was progressing towards his end-of-life in the 2 weeks before he passed. His dramatic weight loss, despit…1 -
Re: Transitioning While Alert and Active
She could be having organ failure without overt symptoms yet that will eventually be fatal1 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
I am so sorry you are facing this difficult situation. @SDianeL faced a similar situation. I hope she sees the bat signal and weighs in. It's hard to say whether the daughter will rise to the occasio…1 -
Re: The realities of paying for M/C
Thank you all for your responses. I will make an appt with a CELA, take our trust and financial docs to see what they say. Knowledge is power and I do need to understand what options I have. I will p…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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