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Re: Lost Keys
A safe with a key pad will allow you to access it without having to find the key to the safe lol. Then you can keep spare car keys, important documents, SS cards etc. We also had replaced the handle …2 -
Re: Update: Possibly FTD?
there is a search feature on this forum that may help. It’s at the top of the page. Type in FTD and it will find all the posts related. Hope this helps.1 -
Re: combative at night
yes, it sounds like sundowning. Maybe best to consult a neurologist or psychiatrist to determine the best course to control this. Best to you, it all will keep changing, good luck1 -
Re: Hoping he will forget me
Echoing the suggestions here for medication to help. DH takes Seroquel/Quetiapine. He does still say hurtful things to me, and I cry even though I know it is the disease, but he is much less aggressi…3 -
Re: Questions about Lequmbi
I'd say a definitive maybe, it depends on how early you started on Leqembi in your progression of AD. In the Phase 3 trial for Leqembi, Eisai (drug company primary responsible for Leqembi) has presen…1 -
Re: Improving Services and Program for People with Dementia
Thanks for posting. Iris1 -
Rivastigmine???
My DH used to be on donepezil but the neurologist took him off of it because he also takes escitolopram for depression. He put him on rivastigmine instead because of concerns about interactions of th…2 -
Re: So new to this
So sorry you are here because of mom's new diagnosis. I was in the same situation very recently. Finding this group was my windfall. My DM was officially diagnosed in December. An MRI done 2 weeks ag…2 -
Re: So new to this
You can read about Medicare and in-home assistance here: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-services There is a link on the page with state-by-state details, and the following list also ap…1 -
Re: Time to move Mom
Welcome to 'here', but sorry for the reason. Don't tell her the steps you are taking, so you don't upset her. From what I've learned, when it is time for the move, you have her room set up, take her …3
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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