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Re: How to help Grands understand??
Sadly, there comes a time when neither our LO nor the kids benefits from grandchild visits, and much harm can be done to the kids. You may be at a place where you need to see the grandkids when he is…3 -
Re: projecting future costs and availability of funds
Only thing I know if I self paid the money would be gone so fast then he would have to go on medicaid. It is so expensive!. Either you are rich enough to be able to afford it or poor enough to be abl…4 -
Re: I cry every day. I don't know if I can go on like this. Too tired to seek help.
Update: Working with Hospice now and the medication (Seroquel with occasional Lorazepam) has started to help. He is much less agitated. We still have days but at least people understand more.8 -
Re: Visit from family
Hope today goes well. The most successful family visits, for us, seem to happen when the visitors are able to integrate into her routine, rather than trying to take her out of her routine at the same…2 -
Re: Terminal agitation or restlessness
@midge333 We are thinking alike. She cried out last night when the staff repositioned her trying to prevent bed sores. I talked to the hospice nurse this morning. We are going to give morphine when s…5 -
Re: Caring for an abusive parent
welcome to the forum. If you can afford it, hire a care manager to oversee her care and handle her needs. You can still meet your responsibility without subjecting yourself to the toxic behavior.1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming: 9 Year Edition
Very true!1 -
Re: Not diagnosed
Hi Rayland so sorry you are here but this is a great place of learning and knowledge and this close knit family can be oh so comforting when needed, which for me at the moment is often everyday. SDia…2 -
Re: Turned down for Medicaid
Praying for you, Brenda!1 -
Re: Suggestions for Activities?
Thank you all for the wonderful ideas - I am implementing them and they are working, especially asking for his help in doing tasks around the house, and puzzles we can work on together.2
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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