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Re: Help!
Agree with M1! Ignore the cousin (unless she is willing to provide 24 hour care for your DH)!2 -
Re: Help!
screw the cousin, don’t listen to these people. They don’t know what they’re talking about. Not worth the effort to even talk to them. They can leave messages that you don’t have to respond to.7 -
Re: Help!
so sorry Denise. He won’t remember anything you tell him, so unfortunately you just have to say the same things over and over- you’re too sick to go home, the doctors haven’t released you yet. I stil…1 -
Re: Sometimes you gotta laugh...
I can dvr comedy movies pure silliness and no plot lines he can watch many times because of not remembering the last time he wstched, he likes football too dvr them and tell him right before I start …1 -
Re: Sometimes you gotta laugh...
how do use adjusting the time when caregiver comes.1 -
Re: Help!
I was venting to my sister last night about the cousins. She knows our journey. She called the cousin this morning and reamed her out. I would prefer she didn't but needless to say the cousin won't b…5 -
Re: fall vaccines
@JJPups In the later stages, especially for a PWD who isn't in a congregate living situation, I don't see where preventative care is as critical as it is for others. Some might even parse it as elimi…5 -
Re: Mother in law
Welcome! I second the check for a UTI. We tend to think at dementia as memory loss. It is so much more than that. My moms memory is fairly good, but she struggles with planning, organizing, processin…1 -
Re: Mother in law
while checking for a uti is worthwhile my bet is that this is in fact the start of dementia, all of what you are describing is pretty classic. Along with medical evaluation, make sure legal affairs a…1 -
Re: Mother in law
Given the sudden onset, I agree a UTI is a real possibility. I'd start the ball with her PCP who can order more bloodwork to rule out conditions that may be treatable that can mimic dementia— hormone…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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