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Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
These posts and the sources cited are useful and credible. It’s unfortunate that today’s politics frequently results in each side not listening to the other, and many people not willing to hold the p…3 -
Re: Husband
What I have learned and been told: Progression is inevitable. The symptoms of progression vary greatly. It all ends at the same place. So where does that leave us when we see some new and disturbing …6 -
Re: What do you do when you visit your loved one in MC?
I come close to the time for an activity we can enjoy together (exercise). I look through his room, pair up the socks that are pairs and separate out the others. I look through his clothing and anyth…6 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
These posts are very very useful and not political. Advocating for my husband and children who might get the disease is my duty. None of us should, in my opinion, ever hesitate to contact any politic…4 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
In my personal quest to understand the impact of the recent cutbacks in staffing at the National Institute of Health Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD), I took a deep dive of the fir…4 -
Re: I did what I said I wouldn’t
Whyzit2: ⭐️🏅⭐️ You done good! After a couple years, it’s no big deal. It’s what you do when you love someone who can’t manage on their own.2 -
Re: What do you do when you visit your loved one in MC?
When I would visit my DH, I would take him out to a drive through for coffee. I would take him outside the facility for a walk. When he could no longer walk, I would have him put in a wheelchair and …4 -
Re: What do you do when you visit your loved one in MC?
Sometimes just sitting with them, a hug, caress or light massage here and there, may be enough. The PWD may not respond as you'd like for them to do as a normal person would. But I believe that still…2 -
Re: Mom wants to keep dad at home.
You are doing more than enough. Any of us can only take on so much. You've tried fiblets? 'Dad's doc said he needs the extra care, or medical rehab, or PT, right now' might work?1 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
I appreciate this post immensely. It’s a very important topic affecting many of us and it’s factually accurate. I am in California in a very conservative rural area. Our one facility for the elderly …4
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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