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Re: Time to move Mom
Welcome to 'here', but sorry for the reason. Don't tell her the steps you are taking, so you don't upset her. From what I've learned, when it is time for the move, you have her room set up, take her …3 -
Re: Leqembi Feedback
I just had Leqembi infusion #40. I have had zero reactions to the infusions. I walk out of the infusion center feeling exactly the same as walking into the infusion center. Well, perhaps I have a lit…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Pretty moon tonight. It won't be full until Saturday, but it isn't bad. The boy up the street has a bicycle now, replacing his big wheel trike I suppose. He rode into the street in front of me withou…1 -
Re: Ultimate Answer
It was only by the grace of God that I survived my husband's illness.1 -
Re: Ultimate Answer
Amen & ditto! I cry often, but pray more.🙏🏽2 -
Re: Senile Dementia
@lenpet457. Not to be nosy, but did your wife already have a diagnosis of schizophrenia? There is a type of dementia - Lewy Body - which has hallucinations as a key symptom. You can search youtube fo…2 -
Re: Is it my imagination?
I think also it is the frog in the pot scenario. As your LO very slowly changes, in the beginning, you adapt your view of who they are until you suddenly realize months or years later that the person…5 -
Ultimate Answer
We discuss and share our lives and living with a LO with dementia But the ultimate answer is our relationship with God and to pray and give all your troubles to Him Only then will we see his answers …4 -
Re: Lost Keys
Thank you everyone. I think I’m going to use a small safe. I’m going to keep one spare set of keys where we’ve always kept them and a second set in a small safe hidden in a closet in a room he doesn’…2 -
Re: How do you assess your spouse
Just an update. DH IS FINE. He took about an hour nap an woke up with no complaints. Ask about his lightheaded he looked at me like I was crazy,so he has none . N4
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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