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Re: What do you say to LO who is experiencing Hallucinations/delusions?
Every, and I mean every, evening my HWD asks the same question when we sit down to have dinner. He asks if it's just the two of us tonight, or are the other people joining us for dinner? I used …2 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
Gram, I use the reed diffusers because I like them . I use citrus in the kitchen, rosemary in the living room and dining room and lavender in the bedroom and bathroom. Can’t hurt and Lane S often sha…2 -
Re: Waiting and waiting to finish last Dx test
Amen to Susancd. I have had the worst 5 months since diagnosis. I have often wished I had never mentioned this.1 -
Re: Waiting and waiting to finish last Dx test
Dear Tom, I sympathize with your frustration regarding the timeline. I first contacted a neurologist 2 years ago and it took 9 months to get the first test. Even after meeting him, he felt I wasn…2 -
Emergency Respite Care
Hello! I’ve been a longtime member here but haven’t checked in for several months. I wanted to share my recent experience with my own emergency situation and what happened with DH. Although he was di…8 -
Re: Feeling a bit sad - one more step in the progression
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261332#Comment_261332 MC is a locked facility with usually 2 people to a room. In my opinion the staff there is better trained to care for dementia patient…1 -
Re: donepezil
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260963#Comment_260963 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260963#Comment_260963 my DH sees a geriatric psych by telemedicine it is very hard where …1 -
Re: donepezil
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260956#Comment_260956 You may have difficulty finding a geri psych outside of a teaching hospital memory center that takes your insurance. Psychiatrists of…1 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261312#Comment_261312 So very sorry, @WIGO23 Visit with all of us on Christmas. At least we will be with you in spirit. I will check in that day to say hi …5 -
Re: Update posted in comments - Move forward with hip surgery for DH?
My DH had bilateral anterior hip replacements in 2024, 5 weeks apart. The surgery was same day only took about 1 hr for each. Received initial PT in step down recovery and then at home PT for 2 weeks…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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