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Re: end-of-life decisions
I do find it extremely curious that we are allowed to help our pets "over the rainbow" when they are old, sick and in pain and I cannot legally choose to pass on my terms before my Alzheime…2 -
Re: VA social worker
When we had a companion come a couple times a week, my husband had been very happy to hear the VA was providing a free service in appreciation of his status as a veteran. I presented the visitor as s…5 -
Re: how to tell others of my diagnosis
Hello. I was diagnosed with MCI/Alzheimer’s in December 2025. It is mild at the moment. I’ve told my family and two close friends. Both my family and friends were very supportive. It was actually my …3 -
Re: New territory with vascular dementia
Welcome. We usually say here it’s best to live in their world. You say she understands the truth of the matter once it’s explained, but that truth is still causing her stress. A therapeutic fib is no…1 -
Re: I’m here for you
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Re: I’m here for you
Thank you for this beautiful post and reminder for better for worse is the big commitment that we have made and pledge to carry out, not only in America but here in Australia too. Thank you. 💜2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
HB - that's just it (about the doctors) - once I got my dad in to see a doctor, you'd have thought they'd been good buddies for their whole lives! They'd be joking and having a gr…1 -
Re: We are all walking somebody home
I'd like to find that song and listen to it. It is a good description.1 -
Re: Bank Doesn't Recognize POA
I was DPOA for my mother. I went to the branch of her Credit Union close to my own home with my DPOA document. They wouldn't accept it and wrote down for me the specific words and phrases they w…4 -
Re: Help me, I really messed up
You have been given really good advice, and reading the responses has helped me today too. We are all human, doing the best we can in the face of a relentless disease. You love your mom. You are doin…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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