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Re: Need to leave right now
Call the help line right away! Find a way to get your loved one into an appropriate facility. It sounds like that would be best for both of you. This does not mean defeat or that you have failed, or …7 -
Re: How does Alzheimer's ASSN help
24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 Ask for a Care Consultant. They're trained dementia specialists.1 -
Re: Curious about spouses Insight
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73665/curious-about-spouses-insight DW is aware of her Alzheimer's diagnosis but since that time 8 years ago, she will not even say the word and will get extremely…1 -
Re: I Would Pay Money for a Little Anosognosia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/70733/i-would-pay-money-for-a-little-anosognosia At first my husband would say he had Alzheimers. Occasionally now he just says he is sick. But surprising he is ta…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Carl - I loved that album, Bat Out of Hell. I still have it, on vinyl, even. It's been awhile since I've listened to it, I should give it a re-listen. When I think of Meatloaf though, I think of Rock…1 -
Re: Moving Mom to Memory Care
Agreed. I would say - even though it’s copy counterintuitive - Less is often more in these situations. When you find a place you feel very comfortable with, I would make the arrangements and give mom…1 -
Re: Dementia worse in nursing home
Dementia will worsen, no matter where a person lives. And yes, they will forget things they have known a long time when those things are no longer in front of them. I agree with Bluebird that when th…1 -
Re: Leqembi Feedback
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73666/leqembi-feedback Was diagnosed with AD in late Jan and just had my 11th Lequmbi infusion. Everything is going well and I feel pretty good. Only real bad side…4 -
Re: We can do this!
This reminded me of one of my fav J. Nettles songs… sometimes it helps: But I don’t ask why me I just say why not Take all that I’ve been given Turn it into livin for somebody else Because I know tha…3 -
Re: Correction
It is fruitless to correct a PWD unless the issue involves blood or smoke. I gave up telling my wife Walter wasn't going to come work on our house, because she was sure he was alive and committing ca…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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