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Re: I’m so lost - mother is 90, English is a second language
Watch your blood pressure, folks. Let us not forget and succumb as well.1 -
Re: Husband newly diagnosed (55yo) - treatment?
I took wife to Nurologist in 2022 as noticed forgetting and repeating a lot. They give you tests like ask you three things like names and dates. Talks about something else then goes back to ask you t…3 -
Re: Husband newly diagnosed (55yo) - treatment?
Thank you. My hub passed the test marginally. Got the harder questions correct, funnily enough. Even the doc was like "WTH?" We believe it was triggered by a stressful change at work. He ha…3 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
Wow. So hateful, not helpful. I, for one, appreciate upstateAnn's post.5 -
Re: how do you return to the MCF after an outing?
@l7pla1w2 I think the odds favor adjustment. Most PWD do eventually settle and adjust to their new home. The only person I recall who went a couple years packing to go home was M1's partner who had a…1 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
thank you for posting this. I work for Medicaid in my state and understand how the cuts would impact nursing home benefits. I was curious as I make contingent plans for the future how many here rely …1 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
I'm terrified of having to put DH in a nursing home. We were always savers instead of spenders, but if he has to go into a nursing home, it will probably wipe out everything we've saved. You work har…2 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
Cutting Medicaid would mean the end of many smalltown hospitals and many nursing homes. Medicaid is what we have instead of a national health system.3 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
I know I’m one that says no politics… but… your post is pretty factual as opposed to opinions. Encouraging people to call about this doesn’t seem like a bad thing to me. I just don’t want to see peop…2 -
Re: Husband newly diagnosed (55yo) - treatment?
Welcome, Gail. My wife started on Memantine and Donepezil as soon as she was diagnosed. This was prescribed by her pcp, an internist.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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