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Re: Help with my sister
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74426/help-with-my-sister I am a brother who lives with and is caring for my sister with ALZ. The best thing I did was joining this group. It helped knowing I was …9 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Dear Windsock, unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, there is no way of knowing what will be next. Each person's journey is different. My DH has been in MC for almost two years and still knows I&…6 -
Re: SLUMS got me in a slump
@JulietteBee DS's geri psych was a one-man-practice who didn't have a portal. I could email or discretely slip the check in person/doctor a list of concerns. Maybe that would work for you. …1 -
Re: Correlation- Active Dreams w Movement and Dementia?
@SoCo Kirsten I've seen such articles. This is a consider the source situation. When something is published in a prestige refereed journal press releases are sent out generally by the organizati…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Carl, it’s been several days since I’ve been out and did finally see results, which looks like other problems on top of what I already have. With that said, there is two days that I’ve decided come h…3 -
Well Meaning Friends
My husband is losing memories. It’s funny, how we’ll be at a dinner party, or run into old friends at the supermarket, and he tells them he is getting forgetful. In most cases, they immediately respo…9 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
This thread is so characteristic of this disease, no two loved ones experience it the same way. We all struggle to find anything that will make our loved one's miserable life better and a pet ma…7 -
Re: How to deal with a mom that thinks you're stealing.
You absolutely need to see an elder lawyer. Look at nelf.org or naela.org. As the previous poster said she has to be willing to give you POA. She has to sign the document in front of witnesses and it…3 -
Re: $300 speaker
Sorry about the speaker. Unfortunately throwing things away is very common with PWDs. I believe they think they are putting it away instead of understanding they are throwing it away. I would take th…5
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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