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Re: Loved one spouse just passed
redirect. Redirect, redirect. Don’t answer the question about the funeral/ change the topic. Ice cream anyone? Oh look Matlock is on TV. Do not mention her spouse at all…. If she mentions him, redire…3 -
Re: Loved one spouse just passed
so the PWD remembers their LO passed? Or is someone reminding them? Or are they asking where the LO is? I would fib to them so they don’t experience grief each time. Sorry for the loss. 🙏1 -
Re: Retirement Community Question
I am assuming you are talking about an assistant living retirement. If not I’m sorry for assuming. We live in a 55+ active living community where everyone lives in their house. Lots of amenities for …5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
Thank you front porch friends for your input! Ive probably already made up my mind to move, just need to convince my son. I would still have family near, so hopefully he will understand. 80 percent o…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
Ron I think that might be a great plan for you. Clearly you've given it some thought. Equally, your alone during a good part of the day if you stay home. In an assisted living facility, you can …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
I have 13 clocks to change, plus my watch! That includes 2 microwaves, stove, cars, etc. I like to do most of them the evening before. Iris, have fun! We have seen whales in Alaska and in Hawaii (the…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
Judith, you don't have any clocks or they are all automatically changed? I took my two cats to the pet hotel today. I will be leaving for Mexico day after tomorrow. Not too far, down to Baja. I&…1 -
Re: Husband's Reaction to Caregiver
I would ask for his meds to be adjusted or changed. No reason for him to be agitated or aggressive.4 -
Slipping Away
My spouse, so long as I have known her (14 years) has always been somewhat reality-challenged, fabricating things in her brain (much about me) that just isn't true, and resisting all attempts to…9 -
Re: Bank Doesn't Recognize POA
When I was DPOA for my mother, Wells Fargo required me to sign their form as joint owner and sign it as her DPOA. They just wanted it on their form.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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