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Re: Really Need Help With My Mom and Dad, Could This be Dementia? Dad’s Behavior
If he gets out of control again call 911. They are not going to haul him off to jail. Explain that there are probably medical issues and you suspect dementia. They will take him to the hospital for e…2 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73807/anosognosia-alcohol-and-dementia Yes2 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
He's terminally ill. Assuming he doesn't have an alcohol-related dementia like WKS, moderate drinking in this instance is unlikely to change anything. Why take this pleasure from him?6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My husband and I have always enjoyed a good IPA beer. As we began the journey of AL, we did about a month of clean eating and no alcohol. He had just started donepezil. There was a marked improvement…5 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
Also, take heart that with DH being cared for, you can be more effective at your job, which is important for your mental and financial well-being.2 -
Re: new skills
For whatever reason, DW will not remove clothing when asked and will resist when I try to help her remove it. This applies mostly to pants and underwear. Shirts seem to be easier. However she is stil…5 -
Re: I keep trying to take control
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250815#Comment_250815 that's exactly how I have been doing it. And I don't even put most things on the refrigerator calendar until an hour or so before dep…4 -
Re: New stage?
I did not realize that putting used TP in the trash was a sign of the path to incontinence which is so interesting. It’s a sign that they no longer totally understand the toileting process. Other thi…1 -
Re: Mom lives in Independent Living Fac, needs to move to AL, hard 'No!'
one of the first things I learned here was “you can’t reason with someone whose reasoner is broken” Its time to take control and don’t ask her. Other suggestions above to move her are good ones. Make…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
GG, my brother once made vegetarian chili with seitan, but I heard him say "do you want chili with Satan?" "Of course not!" I exclaimed. But then I learned that Seiten is a vegeta…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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