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Re: Trying to keep up with life...
Oh, how I relate! My husband is late 4, maybe early 5. Still able to handle his personal ADLs, though no longer helps with our house or 10 acres. Since I can still leave him for a couple of hours a d…3 -
Re: Trying to keep up with life...
I can relate as my DH and me handled the duties pretty much as you and your DH did. I have had to handle everything for about 5 years now. I guess I look at it like I’m stronger and more capable than…5 -
Re: Managing the Late-Comers
It is hard to comment on the situation without knowing any of the people. I aspire to have standard for how I treat others which is unrelated to how I am being treated. The disease is horrible and da…4 -
Re: Managing the Late-Comers
I hear you. I sure don't like to see my mom in her current state, but she is my mother and I'm going to be there and advocate for her as long as God gives me breath. Her brothers not only d…3 -
Re: Managing the Late-Comers
My family has the same suspicions about motives. I don’t quite as much, but them trying something also wouldn’t surprise me. Good thing we locked all of our trust/power of attorney and will stuff dow…3 -
Re: Leqembi infusions
I have Leqembi infusion #41 tomorrow. This will be my first "maintenance dose" of Leqembi (i.e. I've completed the 18 month treatment period with bi-weekly infusions, now switching to …2 -
Re: Infusion Treatments Leqembi vs Kisunla which is better treatment?
I always struggle to answer that question, and not because I have MCI :) As the clinical trials for Leqemb/Kisunla showed a slowing of cognitive decline compared with placebo, a first question for me…1 -
Re: Life is getting harder...
my husband is mobile, but it’s not helpful and is counter helpful at the grocery store. He longer help bag things in self check out or help loading the car not because he’s physically disabled, but h…7 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Good morning! It's a beaut!1 -
Re: Problems with aides because DH is a difficult patient
It is possible to be understanding and accepting of the desire of the staff to deal with the stress of insults through humor and to also be offended by what you overhead. The two things are not mutua…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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