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Re: UTI
@LJCHR said: The blood pressure goes up when you have an infection (i.e. UTI). I check my DH blood pressure each day and that's an indication to test him. My mom, who does not have dementia, has…4 -
Re: UTI
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74701/uti We were told by a pcp to give our loved one cranberry juice to help prevent a UTI. It does help the frequency.3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
The picture isn’t very good, but it’s still pretty. Ron2 -
Re: Sticker for vehicle…
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/259969#Comment_259969 My wife also reacted the same way if anything was displayed or posted that even suggested anyone was ill in our home. I had emergency…4 -
Re: Hello! ☺️
Welcome. Sorry you need to be here. Logic and reasoning can be difficult for a person with dementia. Strange choices and behaviors is pretty common. It’s hard to say what is going through their mind …2 -
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
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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