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Re: New to caregiving and I have no idea what I'm doing
I have a very large support group of people who went through this before I did. I also learned all I could about it during this entire journey and I still feel as you do. Nothing can prepare a caregi…4 -
Re: Deleted
You said it exactly - your mom is his security. You'll just have to get creative. When you get to there house see say something like "dad can you come listen to the car? Its making a funny sound…4 -
Re: I Feel so Awful….
Yes, when there isn't an "event" that triggers placement, the "where" and "when" are really hard. I had prescreened MC facilities so that I had a ranked list and was on …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
up and busy doing nothing Ansel Adams; he printed some of his negatives for 75 years…each print was unique2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Sunny and cool this morning but will warm to 80s next week. I have been lazy this morning watching QVC but plan to work outside this afternoon. I need to put the flag up. I have had it down for awhil…1 -
Re: I need a safe space for me
Yep, been there. I love the push to do the chore now or he will - when you are exhausted and you know that he will make a bigger mess. I have absolutely been there and ran myself to the ground. I did…5 -
Re: Broken bone
Hip fractures are often fatal in elderly people without dementia, as well as in people with dementia. I don't know why; maybe because hip fractures immobilize.1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Ron - Very sweet photo of you and Lou. Carl - I like the way you think (about the sarcophagus), but I don't know about a photo … As for Star Trek - I hope I get beamed up, rather than beamed down, yo…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Hello All. 😄 I'm trying to keep caught up on all these posts Iris. Seven, is beautiful, she does look tired, nice she was able to lay in the sun. Ron. Thanks for sharing those pictures, they are beau…1 -
Re: Sundowning now all day
I had similar issues with my DW and the symptoms have responded to increasing her seroquel dose.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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