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Re: New to forum just diagnosed with Amnestic MCI due to Alzheimers
Hi Jack, I've been diagnosed with ad for 18 months and have had very similar situations to yours. Both some fluctuations in my symptoms- even to my neuro-psychiatrist using the same terms "copin…1 -
Re: Not diagnosed
Welcome to the site. My husband also has a bad mouth. He did prior to this, but I could always walk away. Now I can’t. I know what you’re feeling, and it’s hard. Do look into anosognosia, and read “t…1 -
Re: Daycare
Hi AlzWife2023, My wife began daycare in 2019, so she has been going there for 5 years. I don't consider it a rehearsal for placement; it is more like she is going to work (or school) 3 days a week. …2 -
Re: Man on the Inside
PS He also enjoyed the Grumpy Old Men movies, also with Ann Margaret!2 -
Re: Man on the Inside
Sounds good! I loved Ted Danson in The Good Place. I watched a movie about an assisted living home with my DH who has ALZ and I was worried it would upset him. To my surprise he really enjoyed it. Qu…1 -
Re: Early onset at age 60
Thank you, Trottingalong. I appreciate the idea and will see if I can connect with someone in my area that way!1 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
Each person is different, so you share what you think is best. My DH readily tells people, sometimes strangers, he has Alzheimer's. At a recent family wedding, we were introduced to people we'll neve…1 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
When my DW was diagnosed, we both went through the 3 hour testing. When we heard the results of her tests, the person telling us was brutally cold and uncaring. We were both crying. As we left the of…1 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
That's a great approach…I hate the idea of withholding info from him if he is asking directly, but once I've conveyed once, it's much more compassionate to be more vague in subsequent questioning if …1 -
Re: Not diagnosed
Watch Teepa Snow videos on YouTube. Read the 36 hour day. On this site there is a link for new members which provides information that is very helpful. I’ve been where you are. It’s not easy but ther…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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