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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
That gumbo reminds me of the old TV ad in which some cowboys were around a campfire and found out that the picante sauce was made in New Jersey. "NEW JERSEY!?"1 -
Re: Advice on Transition to MC
Thank you for your kind words and helpful tips. I am grateful for this community1 -
Re: Life is getting harder...
When my dear wife became unable to venture outside the home to grocery shop or most other things, I used delivery and/or pick-up and then it became even more difficult to even take her along. It was …10 -
Re: Forward Planning
I am going through the house and purging things he can get into. I am trying very hard to not have things around that will make him ask 50 questions about everything he sees6 -
Re: Life is getting harder...
Yep. Welcome to the world of being Caretaker. Now, all responsibility for everything falls to you. Even if your DH was able to do some chores, you couldn't depend on him to do them. How i cope? …6 -
Re: Life is getting harder...
I sure do understand your fatigue with it all. When I realized we could no longer shop in stores it was very sad and it hit me pretty hard. I am now relieved and settled into curbside pick up at the …6 -
Re: Counseling for Mom
@katmcgee In a similar situation, I got mom connected with a psychiatrist in a large practice who prescribed much needed medication and assigned her a talk therapist. I also brought her to the local …1 -
Re: Mom was newly diagnosed
Hi - I had the same situation. We shifted from calendars where we would write appts, events etc and started using Rhe Memory Board. You can update at any time with messages, pictures and also have fr…1 -
Re: Mom was newly diagnosed
welcome. You have received good advice from H1235. I would also recommend the book “The 36 Hour Day” which helped me after my husband’s diagnosis. Online videos by Teepa Snow or Tam Cummings are also…1 -
Re: Mom was newly diagnosed
All of that sounds very familiar from my experience with my mother. My mother could read her calendar out loud to me but have no comprehension of the words at all. At some point, a calendar causes mo…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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