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Re: Skilled nursing care vs memory care
My husband was in memory care for 11 months and then I decided to move him to a SNF due to increased physical needs. He is in a memory care wing of the nursing home. I have found him to be well cared…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/259796#Comment_259796 I have not read "Into Thin Air" but I've read "Into the Wild" by the same author. I'm going to put your…1 -
Re: Terminal Lucidity?
medical intervention for a PWD, especially one with additional diseases is only prolonging a life with little or no quality. This is my opinion.2 -
Re: A resource for guilt and resentment
Great insight.1 -
Re: Am I a bad person
Oh no. Not a bad person at all. That is a supportive prayer for your dear wife. I pray for the end of my DWs suffering too. I remember watching a documentary a couple of decades ago about assisted su…4 -
Re: Am I a bad person
This cruel, life stealing disease that goes on an on is the bad thing here. We caregivers are not bad to want our LO’s and our own suffering to end. Your own instinct for survival can make you want t…6 -
Re: New here~~~~
Notify the people running the study now! It might well be that you would be elimsted from the study. ARIA is nothing to fool around with.2 -
New here~~~~
I am not currently experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer's but have been placed in a clinical trial for "pre-clinical" Alzheimer's. I'm APOE 2/4 and have experienced 2 incidence…2 -
Re: Sundowning
Welcome. I cant speak to the sundowning. But one of the first recommendations the neurologist made was to see a lawyer. This is very important. Sorry you need to be here, but glad you found us.2 -
Re: Not Sure Where to Turn
I think you will find most doctors unhelpful on the advice front. At least, that's what I've found. The geriatric psych has been the most helpful in being sympathetic and doling out the app…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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