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Re: Not eating and losing weight
Failure to thrive, including weight loss, is a condition that hospice agencies recognize as a major qualification for hospice. Having a hospice nurse visiting regularly can help you assess how seriou…3 -
Re: Accusations
Welcome Grammahesther and so sorry for the reason you need to join this group. Others on here will have better advice than I on this subject but it sounds like you may no longer be safe? Do you have …2 -
Re: Kisunla
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258535#Comment_258535 If you search Facebook for "Kisunla", you will find a public group with 1,400 members and a private group with 900 members.…3 -
Re: Not eating and losing weight
When he can't eat and is losing weight, it's a good time to call for a hospice evaluation. Even if they don't think he's ready for hospice they will provide some very helpful info…5 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
I just signed up here and already feel supported. My husband was diagnosed last month with Alzheimer’s. He is in an early stage. He had been undergoing extensive testing since July, and although I kn…5 -
Re: Can I Contact My DH’s Doctor Directly?
Refusing to receive information is not about federal privacy rules, it is about this provider's need for control. Privacy rules are about what people in healthcare can tell outsiders, not what i…1 -
Re: My plan of action failed
Perhaps you can tell him you have scheduled the surgery and place him "temporarily."6 -
Re: Not eating and losing weight
We have been fortunate that DH still eats. If I ask him if he is hungry, he doesn’t respond or says “no.” Then, when I hand feed him, he eats a lot more than I expected. Yet he is still losing weight…2 -
Re: Mom is about to be homeless, how do we decide what to do?
You have received good advice here. I would add that you should assess her care needs based on her worst days, not her best. And assume the worst days will become the new normal with all these change…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Last campfire 🔥 of this trip. It’s been a peaceful little getaway and I am grateful. Back to the real world today with hopeful energy. Y’all have a good day and stay safe ❤️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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