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Re: In case of an emergency to caregivers
@charley0419 I'm going to be blunt. There is no technological device that 100% replaces a human in the event of an emergency. Full stop. A pendent you wear could summon EMTs if you are conscious and …2 -
Re: RAV phone
I wouldn’t spend the money for a phone. He won’t be able to use it. I even got my DH a landline phone with picture buttons and he couldn’t use it. If he’s at the point he can’t use the phone he would…1 -
Re: Long Geri-Psych Stay!
CampCarol while not yet as far along on the journey as you and your spouse I can give no advice. BUT I am including you in my prayers that your husband is granted the peace that only He can provide a…1 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
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Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
As a final comment for the day, below is one of my favorite plots from a paper titled "Accelerating Alzheimer's therapeutic development: the past and future of clinical trials" by Dr. Adam …3 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
I respect the journey's others have had with dementia. However, I wonder if some are missing the point from the original posting. In January 2025, there was an article in Alzheimer's & Dementia W…1 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
If you look on the Quest Diagnostics website for their p-tau217 evaluation, they state "Increased plasma p-tau217 levels (>0.15 pg/mL) are consistent with MCI and dementia caused by AD. Consi…1 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
To elaborate on my prior reply, today's "official" confirmation tests for amyloid are either an amyloid PET scan or via cerebrospinal fluid (i.e. lumbar puncture). Blood-based biomarkers ar…2 -
Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
I'm an old Star Trek Fan, so upon reading your posting, I quickly thought "Red Alert!" You are part of the new wave of AD diagnosis. I wouldn't refer to somebody "just having MCI"…2 -
Re: Not eating , can the reason be because of knowing what lyes ahead ?
I'm not sure what stage she is in but what is it that keeps my DW from eating.? Is it e care the dementia or is it possibly her knowledge as a nurse when first she had heard from the neurologist back…3
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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