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Re: Xmas
Would it be possible for you to visit the 13 on a day before /after Christmas? A day when you could find someone to stay with your spouse at your home for a few hours while you go visit? No it won’t …3 -
Re: rough day w dad in MC "Get me out of here!"
Hi Jen, I wound up going the meds route for my DH who had agitation and was always looking to "get out of here" no matter where he was. He takes risperidone, depakote and Zoloft. I know tha…2 -
Re: Xmas
Could you put your husband in a different room with a favorite tv show, then have family members go in to visit with him throughout the day, just a couple at a time? This was suggested a a dementia w…4 -
Re: What Is Looking After Yourself
I am an artist and have a studio in the loft. Right now, DH is alright spending his time watching sports and playing sudoku, so I have 4-5 hours in the studio. I have an alarm on the front door so I …4 -
Re: What Is Looking After Yourself
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/259816#Comment_259816 That response from the VA just disgusts me. These men and women took the oath, stepped across that line, signed that blank check to o…3 -
Re: Simple technology for ederly
I’m also struggling with the phone problem. We recently moved mom to a nursing home, but her cell phone doesn’t get a good signal. We can call her on her landline phone, but she can’t call out. She r…1 -
Terrified
Hello everyone, I'm new to the group. I've read your stories and am relieved to know I'm not alone in my feelings. So, here's my story… I was officially diagnosed last year at age…1 -
Re: Am I a bad person
You are not a bad person. You love your wife and you essentially prayed to end her suffering.5 -
Re: Xmas
Bill has nailed it, calendar celebrations are so stressful. All of our old social ‘friends’ have fallen by the wayside. We no longer fitted in, I think it made their life too uncomfortable and that i…6 -
Re: Speech Therapy
Speech therapists can also help with swallowing. A common problem for people in the later stages of dementia.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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