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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Eating at my son’s again! Chicken and dumplings and he told me next Sunday would be chicken and sausage gumbo. That boy loves to cook! Ron4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Ron, I hope you enjoyed the cake! I was proud to get it out of the pan without messing it up! Cake making isn’t my specialty but for some reason I woke up thinking “ I’ve got to make a cake today “. …3 -
Re: Agitation emotional swings
My DH takes 4-5 Rx related to dementia/Alz. He is 71. A few months ago we began using CBD drops and/or edibles. He gets a bad case of sundowners & agitation almost every day. I have a friend who …4 -
Re: ARIA - Do most medical professionals / EMTs know what this is???
My neurologists' office gave me a wallet card to carry, made by Esail Inc and Biogen that lists the symptoms and has a QR code for EMTs to scan. It also has space on the back to enter your docto…2 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Yup, That thing called patience. We all will be masters of it in this journey it seems. Appreciate your response. Good luck with your journey.1 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257401#Comment_257401 Thank you for that laugh! I needed it.1 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
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Re: Hospice and new strategies
My DH is home with me and been on Hospice for 15 months. He is on Seroquel, and has been for over a year. It takes a few weeks to see the full effect from the medication and you may have to gradually…4 -
Newly Diagnosed, starting Leqembi
I was just diagnosed with MCI AD at the age of 59. My mother (81) has AD although she does not have a definitive diagnosis since she lies to her doctors and cancels doctor appts. Because of her, I so…1 -
Re: Questions about taking Donepezil Brand names: Aricept
I have been taking 10 mg donepezil daily and 10 mg of memantine am and pm for 5 years and have not noticed any side effects my sort term memory is still real poor dut not worse I have a recheck on th…1
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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