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Book that Gets It
Like we have time to reas? If you do, however, this novel by a writer whose husband died of Lewy Body Disease is good fictional treatment t of the rabbit hole we caregivers fall into. https://www.for…3 -
Re: Is it necessary for Nurologist it ask same questions that upset patient everytime?
My DW was diagnosed over 5 years ago. She is in very much the same stages as your DW. Short term memory really bad. Stopped her driving and cooking a couple of years ago. But she dresses, baths does …3 -
Re: Soo mad
Well done great rant. People even relatives just don’t get it, they don’t understand and it’s so hard to stand your ground or just keep on explaining. Hang in there, I don’t care if ‘they’ think my D…7 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Ingredients ▢2 cups self-rising plain cornmeal ((not cornmeal mix)) ▢1 1/2 to 2 cups boiling water* ▢vegetable oil for frying Pour about 1/2 inch of oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet. Heat the oil to…1 -
Re: Soo mad
I would always invite the "armchair" family and friends caregivers to come over and spend time with us so they could advise and show me how to be a "better" caregiver. It did not …9 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
The guys just left. Mowed and weed eated until They ran out of gas. Looks better but still not up to par because of having to mow around daffodils and violets. I am almost giddy because I have grass …1 -
Re: Decompressing after a tough visit
When I went on a trip this past December, partly away from Internet range, I told the facility that, "whatever Dr. X recommends I approve." Dr. X is the facility doctor and we have compatib…1 -
Re: Selling Mom's Home Using POA When She Seems Lucid
I found this chain weirdly and sadly reassuring, though I can only imagine how stressed out you must feel. I thought my mom was gaslighting me for the past month. One day she's fine, lucid, warm, fun…3 -
Palliative Care
The geriatrician my DH sees has ordered palliative care and we've seen first a registered nurse and then a nurse practitioner. I wondered if anyone has experience with pallilative care and if it's he…2 -
Re: Downsizing from Assisted Living to Memory Care
Hello- We did something similar for my Dad, except he moved to an entirely new facility. He is 94 and always a very practical person, and very conscientious with finances. We told him he was going to…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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