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Re: Long term meds and medical screening
I am handling this by not treating my wife's lymphoma. Neither her doctor nor I think subjecting her to chemotherapy for the rest of her life is beneficial. She is better off on hospice with adequate…4 -
Re: Soo mad
I agree that people who care about your well being would advice "time for MC." They may see how caregiving is affecting your health when you don't. However, criticizing this and that may no…2 -
Re: Very Regrettable Appt.
Don't get me started on neuro drs. They make grandiose conclusions based on a 15 minute session without looking at the patient's history. If it weren't for the fact that DH relies on the neuro for me…3 -
Re: Long term meds and medical screening
I just had this conversation with a friend today. DH is 72, in Stage 5 perhaps teetering on 6. My approach is palliative. Nothing that doesn't promote comfort and safety.2 -
Long term meds and medical screening
My husband is seven years into this dementia journey. He has zero short term memory and confabulations constantly about places we’ve never been, ads he sees on TV etc. He can’t find anything in the k…4 -
Re: On the Upside
Dio, why the guilt when he's thriving? Please forgive yourself. You have done the right thing for both of you. When I visited my wife yesterday, she told me she wanted me to be happy. Soon after, she…5 -
Re: Long term meds and medical screening
My DW is stage 6 and I have refused all screening tests (colonoscopy, mammogram, bone density tests, etc). I had the doctor stop her aspirin and statin. At the next visit, I will ask for the blood pr…6 -
Re: Long term meds and medical screening
I struggle with this as well. For me it depends upon how far along in this journey the PWD has traveled. Do you think he is capable of understanding what is being recommended by the doctor and make h…7 -
Re: Soo mad
Sometimes, (speaking only for myself) caregivers can be immersed in the situation and miss the obvious. At one point last fall, I was drowning and both my brother and good friend suggested it was tim…8 -
Re: Very Regrettable Appt.
That sounds horrible. I am sorry that you had this experience. It's hard enough to be a spouse watching the decline of your LO without someone in the medical field blaming you. Get a new doctor ASAP.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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