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Re: When it rains...
I am sorry for the loss of your mother and for the pain and struggle you have been through. Indeed, the journey alongside our loved ones with dementia does often seem like sound and fury, and it is g…2 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
Your story is all too familiar to me including the part of doubting yourself. It wasn’t until my husband’s cognitive tests and an MRI proved he had Alzheimer’s disease that I allowed myself to believ…5 -
Re: Stuff animals with Dementia
I would say there is no harm in her continued need to nurture. Allow her to do it. Maybe you can suggest the doctor changed the baby's diet.❓️❓️❓️1 -
Re: Trying to help primary caregiver
It is great that you are asking! And no, I wouldn’t give up. If I were sitting with a LO in the hospital, I am not sure I’d have much bandwidth for discussions of household chores or household needs.…2 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74041/i-wonder-if-i-am-seeing-things-not-there I suspect that most of we caretakers have felt that we are the crazy ones, at one point or another. DH can go weeks …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Help…I started getting my home in order for the Thanksgiving visitors and am finding that I am enjoying almost every bit of stuff that I mean to put away. One thing leads to another and while I am. b…1 -
Re: Grief Counseling: Yay or Nay?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257899#Comment_257899 Thank you, and I am so sorry for your loss. Also, thank you for the insurance information. To clarify, Mom named me as her primary in…1 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
Welcome. So sorry you need to be here. The first thing I did was make an appointment with a lawyer. This is very important. Thankfully the doctor told mom she should not drive or live alone. If you a…3 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
My DH who has ALZ was relieved by the diagnosis. He had known something was wrong for several years. I have a medical background, so I had some idea of what that meant, but I discovered that I had so…5 -
Re: Travel With Alzheimer’s
If you fly to make the move, contact the airline and tell them you are traveling with a PWD. They will have a wheelchair for her, and ask for a same sex attendant who could take her to the bathroom. …2
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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