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Re: $300 speaker
So sorry! This is the best place to vent.4 -
Palliative care
Hi all it’s been awhile since I had trouble with my password 🤦♀️ my daughter keeps wanting me to get my LO on Palliative Care. He is diagnosed Alzheimer’s stage 4-5. Our biggest problem now is gett…9 -
Re: Quick question
Kind of same as Scooterr. She would rather be with me than anyone else but if the stars are aligned we can get her to be ok with someone she knows for a bit. Sometimes she’ll just sleep. Might be her…6 -
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My DW shadowing comes and goes. On her bad days she could care less about being around me. On her good days she is shadowing me. Her bad days are rough all around, so I'm happy to have the shado…5 -
Re: Quick question
I'm another that it has not diminished. We are on our 2nd sitter and hoping she will have some success bonding with him. At the dentist this week and they had to bring him back into the room to …6 -
Re: Quick question
my guess is that in some cases, the shadowing may disappear. I have endured it with DW for eight years with no sign at all of diminishing. For me, it's the main reason why I want to get her into…5 -
Re: Quick question
It may or may not..sorry. This behavior may be a result of anxiety which can usually be successfully medicated.3 -
Re: $300 speaker
Vent away. I think the items that get misplaced or thrown away or things that are broken or damaged by our LOs is something we don’t always mention but occurs so frequently. I’ve had to replace numer…7 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
Dogs are wonderful! But they need and deserve attentive care. A dog for you might be great, but a dog for your DH? If you get a dog, you will want to think of it right away as your dog. That’s only f…1 -
Our Theme Song?
I ran across this song yesterday and it got me all weepy. Love it though. For everyone on this journey; you’re not alone. https://youtu.be/E5488fUMLXs?si=ddyuj-Xm6_Housq56
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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