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Re: Traveling is a problem
If you must travel: pack the bags and put them in the car while he’s asleep. Then announce the two of you are going for a drive. Dont tell him you are traveling until he’s in the car. Same when you l…15 -
Re: Dad newly diagnosed, lives alone 3 hours away & I don't know where to start
Something to think about is that he is vulnerable to scams and being taken advantage of. I feel sure it happened to my dad before we knew how bad his memory issues really were. Can he still navigate …3 -
Re: New Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Thank you for your response. I have the name of a good estate planning attorney but have not contacted him yet. Your suggestion encourages me to make it a priority to call him.2 -
Re: I feel so alone and lost at times
My DH was diagnosed two years ago with EOAD. Often people who haven’t seen him in a while say to me that he seems fine. But they just ask the basics that he’s practiced answering his whole life (how …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Lorita, I fill my gas tank when bad weather is predicted so I have plenty if I get stuck in traffic somewhere, like behind a multi-vehicle accident. If you don't plan to drive, half a tank shoul…1 -
Re: I feel so alone and lost at times
Others will not see what you see for quite a while. He will be able to do the casual social thing for a long time. The hi how are you, every thing is fine, stuff. Tam Cummings (a dementia expert that…7 -
Re: Admitting Dad to a Memory Care Facility
It’s always tough to make this decision because it feels like you’re sending them away and don’t want to deal with them anymore. But it’s likely that you’re not equipped to care for him, and all his …1 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Welcome and so sorry you "get" to join us. If it helps…..Early on, I stopped telling my DW what doctor we were going to. I just told her it's your normal doctor check up for everything…5 -
Re: Picture book for dementia patients to help them understand their condition?
This is tough, welcome to the club no one wants to be a member of. I'm not aware of a book, but maybe someone else will chime in. Since my mom was 94 at time of diagnosis, probably early Stage 4…4 -
Picture book for dementia patients to help them understand their condition?
Hi! First time posting. I took my father-in-law to his appointment where he got a diagnosis and, although he couldn't engage much in the conversation with the doctor and I, as soon as the doctor…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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