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  • Re: We need guidance 🙏

    welcome. Sorry about your MIL. As you mentioned, the behaviors are caused by anxiety. If redirection or distractions haven’t worked, you might ask the doctor about changing the dose of her anxiety me…
  • Re: Should we travel?

    I am at the same place you are at "damn the torpedoes and go ahead". The last vacation we took was a year ago…only a 4 hr drive but turned out to be pretty disastrous for all concerned, so …
  • Re: Seroquel

    Seroquel was a godsend for my DW. I am convinced it allowed me to keep her at home another 10 months longer than I would have without it. The dose required is very patient dependent. It took our geri…
  • Re: Seroquel

    @pmiles1124 Dad was prescribed Seroquel for agitation that often rose to aggression. He started on 25mg at dinnertime because nights were especially challenging. As he progressed a second dose was ad…
  • Re: Do You Ever?

    … this phenomenon you speak of was the inspiration for this poem written in 2020- I Correct your Stories The way you tell it is not the way I lived it. what makes me think I could be the grand interp…
  • Re: Do You Ever?

    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74250/do-you-ever This is very interesting. Yes, I have felt the same way and questioned my own ability to see the truth, and think "maybe it's just me.&…
  • Re: Odd Behavior

    The difficult experiences in public with your loved one with dementia can be quite upsetting for all. My dear wife was very social and, while she was still able to get around better, when in public w…
  • Re: Which ID cards need to be with PWD

    Mom kept dad's insurance and ID in her wallet. She filled dad's wallet with random loyalty cards and a couple $1 bills. For elopement purposes, a PWD should be wearing some sort of Medic-Al…
  • Re: Frustrated and overwhelmed

    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254409#Comment_254409 I find it quite remarkable that even though we often feel that we can't go on, we do. And on and on and on
  • Re: Grief about the loss of relationship with mom

    welcome. So sorry about your Mom. Yes we know exactly how you feel. We grieve the loss of what was and what will never be. It’s called the long goodbye. Come here often for info and support or to ven…

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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