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Re: How to decide if family member with cognitive decline can be allowed to stay in home, living alone.
Welcome. No! It would not be safe. I’m sorry. My mom also has vascular dementia and severe problems with executive functioning. She seems at times as if she has no problems, but I know she wants to g…1 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257773#Comment_257773 Hello gorgeous Schnoodle so nice to see and yes wonderful company only if it works.1 -
Re: keep or cancel phone?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258382#Comment_258382 I love your ideas. I had no idea about a couple of them. Thanks.2 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258074#Comment_258074 You've gotten a lot of wonderful advice here. My DW of 40 years is at the 6/7 stage. We had a wonderful life together leading up…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Happy Birthðay, Carl, sorry if I missed the right day. Mint is very good at knowing when they are. I'll make an angel food cake tor the party on the porch this afternoon. Weather is going to be …1 -
Re: Possible AZ prevention from anti virals + shingles vaccine
@Quilting brings calm A couple of my friends who got the vaccination (within the last couple of years) said that they felt bad for a couple of days afterwards. So, I was dreading getting it done …. B…1 -
Re: Home health care
Hi ME44- I’m 71 with chronic health issues and my DW with AD is in stage 5. She will not accept help from our friends (she thinks it’s weird that they would want to come hang out with her when I am g…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
This picture is from Ms C. Stinson of Mentone, AL; the town is minutes from our campsite. I confess I didn’t see this as I had been up since 3 am yesterday and fell out dead before 9 pm 🙄. We’re eat…1 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
I just read yet another article about when memory care might be appropriate (although it acknowledged that no two cases are alike). My DW checked almost all of the boxes, which makes me realize once …2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
All I know about cats: They were worshipped as gods in ancient times, and they have not forgotten. 🐈️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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