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Re: Feeling So Sad 11
Hi Charley0419 my DH has had VD and APHASIA for around 6 years he is probably stage 5. It was about 12 months ago when he first asked who I was and it comes and goes, he also knows our children somet…1 -
Sandwich generation - having a baby while caregiving for dementia
Hi everyone, I have posted a few times here before and this forum has been so helpful. My dad (77, mid stage 5) moved to memory care in September. He has adjusted really well. He doesn't remember hom…1 -
Re: Best music players for people with mid stage dementia
We found this one to be pretty good—easy to use and includes a usb option: You get 3 presets: We tuned it to the local oldies radio station, a sports radio station and a third we thought he’d like bu…1 -
Re: Feeling So Sad 11
Thank you for posting this, jsps. This is excellent advice. I feel like I’m in an almost constant state of worrying, and most of it is about “what ifs” that will probably never happen. Yes, my DH has…4 -
Re: There goes my hero ..... 😢
Oh gosh Im so sorry….Its normal and Im living in basically the same situation. Except Mom has been with with about 8 months. She wont do anything I literally am the maid, caregiver. I have never felt…2 -
Re: There goes my hero ..... 😢
I'm sorry that this is so distressing for you. I believe your mom would have done something to help had she been able to. My husband was diagnosed last year but showed signs years before. He hasn't b…2 -
Re: There goes my hero ..... 😢
Yes it's normal, and you are not alone. Also caregiving is not a one person job as you discovered. Having to do everything for someone else is just too hard. And with the diabetic foot ulcers being a…2 -
Re: When to move to memory care
You send a LO to Memory Care or a nursing home when you are no longer capable of caring for them at home. But it’s amazing how much you are capable of when you love someone.3 -
Re: When to move to memory care
Her memory of you and who she thinks you are will not change just because she’s in memory care. Putting her there is not abandoning her, unless you never go to visit. Placing is usually not an easy d…2 -
Re: Cost of Memory Care
I'm with upstateAnn2
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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