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Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
upstateAnn, thank you for your post. Sometimes it’s better to be political than complacent, and then surprised when it’s too late to do anything. If anyone hasn’t informed themselves from a variety o…4 -
Re: Alzheimer’s research comments by RFKJr
Should we believe someone who swims in polluted creeks with his grandkids, was a heroin addict for 16 years, has a brain worm, and eats road kill?9 -
Re: Downsizing from Assisted Living to Memory Care
My mom went from AL to a smaller room in MC. Never commented on the change at all. Doesn't seem to remember ever living in AL. I hope your LO 's move goes smoothly.1 -
Re: Downsizing from Assisted Living to Memory Care
Within 9 months my PWD moved from his long-time house to a one-bedroom AL, to MC in a different facility, and then to another MC facility closer to me. The first move was the hardest by far. Each pla…1 -
Re: Downsizing from Assisted Living to Memory Care
My keyword is and was "simplify." It's not that you're depriving him of his stuff, it's that you are making life simpler, providing only what is really needed. You may be surprised at how m…1 -
Re: Downsizing from Assisted Living to Memory Care
Come up with a reason he has to move…mold in the old room that needs to be remediated, leak in the plumbing….whatever. My mother never even noticed she was in a smaller room. Whatever you do, dont br…1 -
Re: Trouble getting mom to shower
read the book “The 36 Hour Day” which helped me after my husbands diagnosis. It lists the reasons people with dementia don’t shower. First they forget how long it’s been since they last showered. Nex…1 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
Totally feel that. Pauline Boss has a couple of excellent books on her research dealing with Ambiguous Grief- that sense of loss and the feelings of guilt, shame, anger and yearning when someone we l…8 -
Re: In case of an emergency to caregivers
to be honest my concern is if she has to get help for me. Sometimes I play a game with her that I get ill and unconscious what you do , by the time out, if she does I’d be gone. That’s my worry1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Hello Front Porch Friends. Lorita. I'm glad you survived the trip to the vet. I'm sure that wore you out. It would be nice for you and Darwin, to go to the funeral. I know you prefer to stay home, as…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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