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Questions about Vascular Dementia
My husband was diagnosed Nov 2024 with Vascular Dementia following a MRI. In looking back the signs were present around 3 years ago……..but I the time we didn’t know it was Vascular Dementia. He had a…8 -
Re: All alone
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Re: All alone
I’m so sorry. If hospice isn’t involved, ask for them. They help in so many ways. They have counselors for you. We grieve the loss of our loved ones after their diagnosis. We miss what they once were…1 -
Re: Falling apart
First- he’s not capable of ‘dealing’ with it. He can’t fix it, he can’t make it manageable by changing his behavior. Even if changing behavior could somehow make it manageable, he’s not able to chang…3 -
Re: Falling apart
I am so sorry for your predicament, it’s horrible, unbelievable and a living nightmare. Good practical advice given above, it’s so sad and bewildering, my help came from this forum venting often and …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
I'm glad you all seem to have survived the weather with only minor scrapes. HB — Yes, beware the Ides of March, indeed. And for all things steampunk - is there any other color besides sepia? ;) Zetta…1 -
Re: Onesies
Turns out they meant the jumpsuit. Now I just need to order him some in his own size. Soon I'll have to get some made as shorts. Here in the desert southwest it's already getting warm.2 -
Re: Caring for spouse
I don’t know much about guns, but could the one he keeps be disabled somehow? Remove the firing pin( I think that sounds right)? You would want to make sure there were no replacement parts in the hou…1 -
Re: I'm ready for adult day care
Update: DW is in adult day care and I have selected a memory care facility I like, to the extent one can like such things. DW has noticeably faded since I posted in November, and I think I almost wai…6 -
Re: Doubting my caregiving
so sorry you are sick. People with dementia can’t follow directions. There are several reasons why: first, their reasoner is broken Second, they don’t remember what you said 2 minutes ago and third, …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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