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Did I Give Up Too Soon?
Following a violent outburst (mom attacked her in home caregiver) when she had a UTI, I made the difficult decision to place mom in MC. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks. She is more lucid than the other resi…5 -
Re: Picking Skin
preparation H….interesting. We will give it a try.1 -
Re: Where do you find support?
Your mother needs to be assessed on her WORST day, not her best. Her abilities may come a go for a long time as her brain is being damaged. Dont try to ‘figure it out’ because that is using logic to …1 -
Re: New Journey Caregiving for friend-former spouse with Vascular Dementia
welcome. Sorry you are here for the reason your ex has dementia. He’s lucky to have you. Caregiving may become 24/7. He may become bedridden and fully incontinent. Each person progresses differently …2 -
Re: New Journey Caregiving for friend-former spouse with Vascular Dementia
welcome, I’m glad you found us. You are clearly compassionate and resourceful. A few thoughts: hospice is wonderful but has a hard time keeping dementia patients enrolled because of Medicare regulati…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Talking about burial, I hated it when people said; don't he/she look good, when they don't look anything like they were. I had Lou cremated and instructed both boys to have me cremated. If it will do…2 -
Re: I need a safe space for me
I know how you feel. I do go to coffee once a week with friends and they keep urging me to get some respite. I kow they mean well but we live in a semi-rural area so it's not easy. One of these frien…5 -
Re: Broken bone
I do not know why but the stats on death after broken bones in the elderly is frightening.2 -
Re: Trying to think ahead
My DW got a jury duty summons a couple years ago. I told her neurologist about this and he gave me a very official looking letter indicating her diagnosis.2 -
Re: Trying to think ahead
I used the letters from her PCP and Neurologist to show them.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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