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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Thanks, Carl! We had a lot of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain, but no tornadoes, thankfully. And we kept power. Things are pretty quiet now.2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning. While the small-town DH grew up in had a downtown decimated by Walmart, the loss of manufacturing jobs and scaling back of the quarries played a bigger role. Elsewhere, online shopping …1 -
Re: Needing support from my online "friends" who walk a similar journey.
There are always a lot of questions in these forums about stages of dementia. I think early or mild, moderate and late or severe are a more helpful way of looking at it. If you look at a chart or lis…5 -
Re: Gentle, caring DH has become combative - now what?
DW was very hostile and paranoid 8 years ago around the time of, and continuing after the diagnosis. The gerontologist prescribed Zoloft and Seroquel and that combination has helped significantly sin…1 -
Re: Gentle, caring DH has become combative - now what?
my DH also became combative when he became incontinent and they had to change him or when he didn’t want to shower. They prescribed Risperidone and later added Depakote. Medication is the only thing …1 -
Re: Conflicting Neuroquant MRI and Petscan
Thank you for your insightful comment. I asked the neurologist via her portal about the results of the MRI ,which I read as negative for brain atrophy because I was in the 89% zone. I believed that t…1 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
I agree with Midge. I'm "only" 78 but I couldn't do what you're contemplating. I didn't have chemo, just radiation and surgery, but I've seen my father and others have chemo. If you have su…3 -
Re: THE INSOMNIA AT STAGE 7
The liquid melatonin is very bitter tasting, I tried that with my dh and he spit it out, said it was nasty, surprised because he has not been able to taste anything for over 10 years, I tried it and …1 -
Re: Feeling So Sad 11
my wife has the patience of an angle , she has about 8 necklaces all bunched up and has been trying to seperste today for over 4 hours straight. Not very successful but still trying.2 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
Thank you for the input. Guess I better be adjusting my plans.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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