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Re: Anosognosia Is Overwhelming Me
Vent away…we are here for you!3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Lorita - it's actually a corn chowder. This is the recipe we use — we do it pretty much verbatim except that we eliminate the bacon, and we don't use chicken stock, we use vegetable stock. That way, …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
fewer ants…1 -
Re: So over this...
Keep in mind that the person you hate is not the person you married, although the body is the same.7 -
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Re: Caregiver who is a nurse
I'm a master's prepared RN with an administrative specialty. It has helped but I don't have very high expectations after dealing with two parents and other family members with dementia. You do the be…5 -
Re: Sleeping at night
yes many with dementia sleep a lot. I would get up earlier, fix my DH breakfast and then wake him about 9am and tell him his breakfast was ready and it was time to get up. I would tell him what was f…2 -
Re: Keeps wanting to go get hair cut
Might you try a quick trim by you to appease him?1 -
Re: Keeps wanting to go get hair cut
I wouldn't argue about when he had his last haircut. Maybe brush his hair and tell him how good it looks.1 -
Re: Reposting...
welcome to the place for info and support. So sorry about your wife. Sadly, soon your wife will require 24/7 care. The options are: family help, hire help or place her in a memory care facility. Very…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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