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Re: SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258322#Comment_258322 Thank you for your response. You are right in that he has already forgotten it and today has been a good day.1 -
Re: keep or cancel phone?
One more choice. Sorry if these sound like sales pitches, they aren't, I just like saving money. For those who want a more full service, but fairly cheap option, I use, for about a decade, Ryan …4 -
Re: A Fall
So sorry to hear this! Yes, the dressing and wrangling can be a nightmare. Yesterday I started having DH sit on a chair in the bathroom as I dress /undress him. He makes snarky faces but I just avoid…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Trying to catch up … Thanks Carl and JeriLynn - your good wishes helped. We got back more or less on time, and the flight was smooth. I couldn't really ask for more. And Boise to Portland in 6 1…1 -
Re: Urge to pee but no pee
was having this issue with my wife over the last several weeks. Sometimes she would urinate in the morning when first waking up and that was it. No more until next morning. She can’t verbalize. Total…1 -
Re: Mom is about to be homeless, how do we decide what to do?
I'm concerned with the self serving statements of the day care. Placement does not increase disease progression, but the day care would be losing a stable client. Often people appear to progress…2 -
Re: Denial
@trottingalong thank you for this: “If he accuses me of something I just say I don’t remember doing that, but I’m sorry.” I’m going to adopt the same approach/wording as it will ultimately make thing…2 -
Re: Denial
I will chime in on this as well. One of the first lessons I learned (and probably the best) was to learn to live in their world. I had to learn to apologize often, even when I did nothing wrong. He r…3 -
Re: Denial
Anosognosia is awful! It’s not just their symptoms they don’t recognize, but their limitations. This leaves the person with dementia angry at restrictions necessary to keep them safe. Trying to reaso…5 -
Re: Big bathtime mistake and confusion with geting dressed
White Crane! good to hear from you! I'm glad DH got up and clean-2 wins at the same time. For my DH, showering is a two person schedule. We go to bathroom together, warmed to sauna level of cour…1
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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