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Re: Fall Detection Devices?(1)
This thread is over 4 years old.1 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
I support you in your decision. I was able to retire, because it was unsustainable to work full-time and be a caregiver, and my DW wasn't as far along as you DH. I feel lucky I could swing it, becaus…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Carl - any exercise is good exercise, don't put yourself down. I'm sure I'd like the Society for Creative Anachronism - I've never been to any of their events, but I have a few friends who are involv…1 -
Re: APS
My insurance agent advised me to keep DH on the insurance even though he isn't driving. Just in case he would get the keys and try it.1 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73576/how-to-motivate-your-ad-spouse-to-do-things-that-will-help-her You are a concerned spouse making positive efforts to connect with your spouse and inspire sel…1 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
This is a great article that may give you some insights into what is happening. https://us.v-cdn.net/6037576/uploads/71GZS14TEXCX/understanding-the-dementia-experience.pdf1 -
Re: Cared For Grandparents and Now Mother
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/249973#Comment_249973 She's not working under the table or anything like that, her employer is just an independent. She doesn't get insurance or retirement…1 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/249976#Comment_249976 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/249976#Comment_249976 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/249976#Comment_249976 h…1 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
I still struggle with this all the time and I also don’t like myself on those days that I can’t hold it together. You have received great advice already. I will add this poem that someone posted befo…5 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
we understand the struggle. 2 things that helped me: I changed the way I thought about my husband. Instead of looking at him as my husband, I started thinking of him as my patient and me his nurse. I…5
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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