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Re: Bizarre medical episode
Hi ESkayP - Sorry, I am not familiar with the connection of hypoxia/dementia. I did look it up, though, and it said that hypoxia can contribute to dementia, and if hypoxia is 'already there', I would…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Egg #3 is in the process of hatching. It was confirmed a hour ago. 🙏 I can see a little hole in it and the baby pecking at it. ❤️1 -
Re: Sometimes I just want to hide
I'm so sorry you are going through this. I, too, went through feelings of just waiting for this life to be over. However, once an outside caregiver was in place I discovered just getting away for an …5 -
Re: I am so angry and I can't help it
My heart goes out to you. It is painful enough to handle your own feelings about your mom's dementia. Adding the feelings about your family members' choices and behaviors lays on another layer of emo…3 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
This is getting to be a daily update :) Yesterday, several news sites reported that the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) retroactively edited their guidance to agencies to reflect that they w…1 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
Yesterday, the Alzheimer's Association (the organization sponsoring this forum) issued a press release on their website regarding a Senate confirmation hearing for the new NIH director. Senators from…3 -
Re: When moving LO to AL Causes MORE Stress, Not Less
Hello, Lgillis4, I can totally relate to everything you're going through. Has your mom been evaluated for hospice? Qualifying for hospice care doesn't necessarily mean death is imminent. I placed my …1 -
Re: Showering
My mom’s the same way. Now that she’s in a facility the staff manages to get her in the shower every week but she’s never happy about it. It’s not your fault, it’s the disease.1 -
Re: Showering
We had much more success with an aide helping my mom shower than with me trying to help her. Even so, she now rarely permits a full shower. She will allow sponge baths and the dry shampoo caps ... de…1 -
Re: Showering
What about powders and reminders to use deodorant. I know that’s not ideal. They make a dry shampoo. Mom is in Al and I can’t even imagine her allowing me to help her shower. I think getting an aide …1
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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