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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Have a happy Easter. Forgive your enemies and hug your friends. ♥️2 -
Re: "Incident" in MC, what to do?
Even though the two of you don't communicate, you should at least as far as your mother is concerned.1 -
Happy Easter Everyone
I hope that all who celebrate had a beautiful day.2 -
Re: Service dog
One thing I have read on this board more than once is the need to rehome dogs and cats when the PWD becomes abusive to them. It doesn't always happen, of course, but sometimes the dementia-related pe…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
I buy brown and blue eggs from free-range chickens. Iris1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Good morning Wishing each of you a Blessed Easter Carl forgiveness is important on a lot of different levels. When we don't it can be like drinking poison. A lady I knew talked about how she had to f…1 -
Re: Do I know the answer?
DW remembers things that never happened, and doesn't remember things that did. Happens all the time, on everything from our 61 year history together, to existing and non-existing grandchildren.2 -
Re: Been a long 6 years
the current hospice team, incompetent and basically not present. The come in for a few minutes once a week. So, thank you for your input re: hospice. I have ducks in a row for hiring a new hospice te…4 -
Re: Toddler comparison
I have compared the regression of the disease to being the reverse of a child. While a child learns to do more and more, a dementia patient learns to do less and less. It's like mentally ageing in th…2 -
Re: visit with PCP
Timmyd, please accept my concern and empathy. This journey is so very difficult and sad for our LO and for us caregivers. Please trust your own heart and judgment. You are the expert here. You are th…1
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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