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Re: Paranoia
please have your doctor put him on medical leave. Investigate the possibility of long term disability benefits. Your grandson may not have changed how he interacts with him- but his coworkers probabl…5 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming: 9 Year Edition
Thank you for this post. I am in the early phase and feeling overwhelmed. I appreciate you sharing your helpful tips and also positive and upbeat message. It is hard, but like Caleb and Joshua said i…2 -
Re: Alzheimer’s/Dementia or Just Narcissistic?
Sunny- Given her delusional thinking, I wonder if you could make the appointment and get away with "reminding her" she made it the day before. Sometimes family caregivers use "fiblets&…1 -
Re: Alzheimer’s/Dementia or Just Narcissistic?
I feel for you, I am/was in the same situation. I would say find a way to look at her finances. We questioned as you are too long. By the time we realized it was Alzheimer’s she had blown through mos…1 -
Life Insurance
Just throwing this out there as food for thought….if any of you are caring for a loved one that is going through any issues related to AD and do not have individual life insurance, be sure YOU protec…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Lorita, sorry I referred to Sarah as Carol; I should really write things down! I also thought that if you start new thread on first of each month, you could name it by month & year instead of or …1 -
Re: Paranoia
If he has any employee benefits, such as sick time or disability benefits, it will be a good idea to begin looking into them. If he gets fired for poor performance he could lose all of his benefits. …7 -
Re: Filing for Long Term Care Insurance too early?
An update, we were approved for long term care coverage and payments are scheduled to start in May/June (after the 90 day elimination period, thank you everyone for the responses and information!2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
We're having a pretty sunny day in the PNW too. My phone tells me we've hit 60 degrees! It kind of feels like 60 degrees. HB - I can't wait to hear what your sister's ex wore to Easter. From your des…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
I chose Easter to forgive Tim McVey. I tried to imagine what darkness of the soul would lead a man to do such a thing, and what anguish he must have experienced when he saw what he had done. He had n…3
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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