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Re: When to cancel the cell phone line
I did finally cancel my husband’s number. Bit of advice I wish I had. Change the phone number to yours for any accounts or subscriptions your loved one has. I learned the hard way that some companies…1 -
Update on bringing him home
I brought my DH home from MC a month ago, after he had been there for a year. So far it is going reasonably well. It's tiring and stressful, of course, but nowhere near as bad as it was a year ago. B…16 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
When I started a job with a hospital, they drew blood titers to see if we had immunity to measles, rubella, and others - probably mumps and chicken pox and hepatitis. I was immune to all; if I had no…1 -
Re: VA - Veteran benefits
Thank you, DH if a 80 year old vet, but did not serve in Vietnam. Nice to know there a program for him down the road as they provide most of his medical care.1 -
Re: VA - Veteran benefits
Wanted to say, thank you for this. My father is a Navy Vet who did not serve during war time (shortly before Vietnam war, I believe), but is 81 now, both he and my mom are showing signs of declining …1 -
Re: Update on bringing him home
Hi Jazzma that is lovely to hear well done to you, how brave to bring him home, thank you for the update, I have wondered how it was going. It’s such a difficult disease to manage, the thought for me…1 -
Re: Mom thinks we move her daily
You might also try distracting her, perhaps by asking what she liked best about her "other" room. That may lead to some insight about what would make her feel more at home.1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Went to Fudruckers with Veterans had a chili dog and had this for desert2 -
Re: Opinions please!
there’s no proactive preventative treatment, so no. Unless 1) you have symptoms or 2) you going and getting a baseline would be comforting to you. What i would suggest is doing the things like: getti…2 -
Re: Opinions please!
Just my opinion, but unless I thought I was having any symptoms, I would probably wait. If I started seeing any signs, then maybe… because I understand there are some meds out now that can keep some …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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