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Re: How To Prepare for the End
Dear @CindyBum You have stepped up to this awful challenge and found a way every time. I pray that you will continue to handle things with the love and compassion that are truly your gifts to your DW…3 -
Re: Notice to police or first responders
Contact your local police or sheriff’s department. They have programs available that will supply a gps tracking watch and that will gather a photo and information on your loved one in the event he or…2 -
Re: Early stages of the disease
There is literature about people with high cognitive reserve being difficult to test (talking about neuropsych tests ) for dementia because those tests are normed to average people. My husband, Phd m…5 -
Re: Early stages of the disease
I would get a second opinion. Is there a medical college or research center near you with a memory care group? I would also do what CallmeGram did and keep a list of his behaviors and take or send it…4 -
Re: Early stages of the disease
It took my DH a couple years to get a diagnosis of "amnestic MCI w/concern for Alzheimer's" … after seeing three neurologists. The first neurologist was rude and dismissive, and the se…5 -
Re: Moved Mom In
Is the medication she on only used when she’s agitated? My mom has Ativan for when she has an especially hard time, but she is now on medication for anxiety and depression which they have slowly incr…2 -
memory care and travels for me
I still have my husband at home after an abortive 2 weeks placement when I brought him home because we were both so sad. I still plan to place him since at some point he will be chair bound (really b…5 -
Re: Rexulti's effect on my wife with aggression
My LO is in memory care and her health care is based with the medical staff at her residence. She just started on Rexulti after initially being on Seroquel. I'm not convinced she tolerated the S…2 -
Re: Financing Memory Care/Nursing Home/ALF with Medicaid
If you're able to pay for an upgrade to a single room, that is wonderful. My mom's memory care does not have any single Medicaid rooms available. When she first moved there (Sept 2025) her …1 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
It’s not just you that has these feelings. It’s all of us because caregiving ( whether it’s 24/7 or as an advocate for someone in a facility) is exhausting. Every human being needs alone time, rest t…5
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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