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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
I have watch cows!! I was in the bedroom watching the news and heard the girls begin to bawl. They got louder and louder. Looked out the bedroom window to see if they were feeding.but they weren'…1 -
Re: Start of incontinence
My DH was very resistant to any hygiene help. As incontinence started, I would slip an incontinence pad into his boxers briefs and work to get that on him. I actually pre-loaded the briefs with the p…3 -
Re: agitation and aggressive behavior
Seroquel has worked very well for us. My DH is also home on hospice. He was violently aggressive without it. In the first days/week, it can cause extreme drowsiness that is temporary. It takes a coup…7 -
Re: Early onset Alzheimer
As VITRUVIUS said: A Neuropsychologist administers 4 hour testing (not medical) to determine the degree of memory loss & other abilities. That doctor told me that my DH had moderate impairment an…2 -
Re: Is sending a letter to mom with the truth a bad idea?
As the daughter of a mother that is in MC, explaining may not do you any good. If she is as cognitive as you say, then she will remember everything you wrote and might not see you as an ally anymore.…8 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Lorita, I had the flu and covid shots at the same time, same arm. No effects at all. A. at the senior center told me yesterday about some good chicken sliders at Walmart, and today she bought me some…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Good morning. I slept all night without getting up once. What a good night. Sandy, I'm sorry about your vertebral fracture. Why don't you want to wear the brace? I see online that there are…1 -
Re: Swelling in ankles and feet
My grandmother was diagnosed with congestive heart failure by the time she was dipping her toe into stage 7. She wasn’t very mobile, so the only visible symptom of chf she had was her swollen feet/le…3 -
NYT Opinion Piece on Caregiving Crisis
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Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
I agree that a cute puppy is adorable, but with dementia it is probably better to get a dog already house trained. There are so many dogs needing to be rescued. We rescued our Chi-weeny (chihuahua an…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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