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Re: Dealing with Medication Management
When it comes to medications I control them. I keep the bottles where my DH who suffers from Vascular dementia and Alzheimer's can not see them. If he sees a pill bottle with his name on it he will t…3 -
Re: Sundowning now all day
Sometimes just being together with lots of hugs, hand holding helps…anything to reassure she is not alone. I sat and watched a lot of TV with my husband…programs not my choice. Looked at large pictur…7 -
Re: At My Wits End
UNDERSTANDABLY VERY FRIGHTENING. DO THE POLICE THING…TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS…NOTIFY YOUR HUSBAND'S DR TOO ADDED…IF YOUR HUSBAND IS CALLING 911 THEN THE FIRE DEPT IS LIKELY INVOLVED SO BE CERTAIN THEY KNO…1 -
Re: At My Wits End
You most definitely need to go to the police station and get documentation on file that he has dementia. This could so easily have escalated with you being removed from your home. Your neighbors shou…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
@BethL I'm sure that's what's going on. The rate of loss has declined to her normal in the last 2 weeks. I'm fairly salty about this appointment. Firstly, I had managed to line up skin checks for mys…1 -
Re: Boyfriend with early stage
it’s never easy. Every one of us have been in love with our spouse or partner at some point in time. My husband was my best friend. I could tell him anything and everything. Now I stop and think befo…5 -
Re: At My Wits End
@wose: You have been through so much already. Your DH needs geripsych evaluation and probably placement. Please strongly consider executing your plan B.3 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
It is hard, and I know we all make mistakes. I know i do. I am beginning to learn that life is better for both of us if I let the unimportant statements rest. When i first attended an in person group…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Carl - But what happens if I click my heels three times and say "there's no place like home?" Where will I end up? About open caskets - that's exactly what one of my aunts said: she didn't …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Good afternoon. I'm sitting here relieved that mom's chosen direct cremation or she'd be chasing me hither and yon for the ideal ensemble and coordinating accessories. HB1
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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