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Re: ALZ Caregiver Zoom
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74134/alz-caregiver-zoom I just joined Alzconnect. Will you be holding another ZOOM?1 -
Re: THC for caregiver
I need to pipe up (get it) again. I’ll say it again. Gummies are a Godsend to me. No I don’t get stoned and Cheech and Chong like, I get relief. I’m not irresponsible or irrational, I don’t drive if …2 -
Re: Urge to pee but no pee
@sandyeigo UTIs in the elderly often have atypical symptoms even without dementia. Normally for a UTI you would see more confusion and agitation, and you might not see frequency or pain. Still, it�…1 -
Re: Hearing, Yes or No?
Thank you so much for this gentle reminder not to get frustrated and short tempered in the heat of the moment in earshot of our loved ones; feeling sorry afterwards just makes things worse. Thank you…1 -
Re: A Smack of Reality
Theres a possibility gabapentin may not be the type of medicine she needs right now. Some work for awhile and then don’t. It’s been a few years, but our doctor would not prescribe gabapentin because …2 -
Re: A Smack of Reality
Cinndy, I don't have any answers about Gabapentin but I do understand the denial. Even now after all these years I'm having trouble accepting that DH is progressing even though he's sp…1 -
Re: He won’t go to the bathroom
Agree with the urinal suggestion… Urinals can be great in an urgent moment. We used them at first because it was too hard for DH to walk from the bed to the toilet at night. As things progressed, he …3 -
Re: pre loss grief
Just putting an actual name to what I feel every day is surprisingly helpful.1 -
Re: pre loss grief
Interesting. He thought, over time, Alzheimer’s caregivers pre-loss grief would lessen? (I read this a couple times trying to better understand what he’s saying. What I think he’s saying sounds kind …1 -
Re: He won’t go to the bathroom
Do you think he would use a urinal? This is a tough one.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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