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Re: Mom is about to be homeless, how do we decide what to do?
Mom's situation is quite sad. However, not being married, her years-long partner does not desire to be locked in for the long haul that dementia is guaranteed to take you all on. Your plan is an…3 -
Re: Update on DW
Hi ghphotog, It looks like you have had your hands full. I am sure you made the right call, albeit very hard to do. I am glad you are able to visit DW as much as you can. That way you can see that sh…4 -
Scared
My wife is 54 and was just diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. I’m scared for her and myself. The changes I’ve seen in the past year now has a name. But that’s not much comfort. I think I’m still…10 -
Re: ARIA - Do most medical professionals / EMTs know what this is???
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257531#Comment_257531 Thank you! I saw that and will also give to my husband and daughter.2 -
Re: ARIA - Do most medical professionals / EMTs know what this is???
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257679#Comment_257679 Thanks that is what I thought. I will add detailed info on my phones medical card also.3 -
Re: Significant other confusion
My mother began to think the in person version of me was different from the telephone version of me. Sometimes she would think I was her sister, which is not too far fetched because we have the same …3 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
It's an adjustment. Late-stage dementia care requires a team. The positive of in-home hospice is that the team comes to your LO. The downside is that it can feel like living in a single bed SNF …4 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
I'm new here. I read your post and I think hospice is the best step you can take. My DW suffers from VD (that doesn't sound right, does it?). Anyway, she has been under hospice care for abo…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Broke my glasses and having to wear my prescription sunglasses, earliest appointment I could get is the 23rd. Forgot to leave water dripping and pipes froze up. Boiled bottle water to shave, hate goi…2 -
Re: Recently Diagnosed with Alzheimer's
I was diagnosed with early onset dementia at 49. I hope to be in a clinical study for a cure.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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