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Re: Need Help w/ Cell Phone Options
You can turn off data on a smart phone without putting it in airline mode. Just make sure data (up and down arrows on a Android) and wifi are off. Then the phone can be used for games, texting (but n…1 -
Re: Elder Law
It is definitely a good idea to see an elder law attorney. You should have a DPOA for her with someone named as a backup if something were to happen to you. You should also appoint a DPOA, since your…3 -
Re: Valentine's Day when it feels more arrows than wings
Oh how I envy your strength in having one more Valentine's day with your loved one. As this next one in 2026 arrives, it will be the first without my dear wife. I think I lacked your strength to…4 -
Re: TV show??
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/75303/tv-show My DH likes to watch Cooking with Emirel. He likes it because Emeril talks to the audience and he likes to talk to him.2 -
Re: hearing aids
my DH got hearing aids from the VA and never wore them. He lost them in Memory care.1 -
Re: Can't sleep
Sleep seems like a luxury when caring for someone with dementia. Waking up means your mind begins to process random thoughts that quickly spiral into a heart pounding full on stress that’s difficult …2 -
Re: First time posting
You will have to find the right therapeutic fibs. It's the only way with anosognosia, explaining and reasoning won't work and will only make him distrust you. He likely doesn't remembe…2 -
Re: Thank you for baring your souls
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/75311/thank-you-for-baring-your-souls Thanks for this. We all work miracles every day. Our loved ones did not ask for this and neither did we but we do it every da…1 -
Re: Thank you for baring your souls
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/265639#Comment_265639 HOW beautiful howhale, how I needed to hear this, these fighting strong words, my tears are flowing and my strength is back.1 -
Re: Just venting
Often times I will not try to answer a delusional question but just start talking about something different to shift her thought in another direction and most times she has already forgot what she as…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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