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Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
Welcome to this wonderfully helpful and kind forum. My DH has VD and aphasia, so speech and communication is extremely hard. Diagnosed with MRI and ECG scans and all sorts of other tests about 5 year…6 -
Re: Homecare
I had wonderful help from Home Instead.1 -
Re: Just need to vent : Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
I agree with everyone. It’s just not right. It still amazes me how clueless people are. It really gave me a reality check to try to care for myself more. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna be poor Betsy. What…2 -
Re: Just need to vent : Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
This is horrible how they are trying to get ratings off a tragedy. This lady loved her husband, was trying to protect him and take care of him, when this illness hit her out of the blue. She tried to…2 -
Re: Just need to vent : Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
I think most people wouldn't check on you unless you gave them permission, they simply don't want to "intrude" or tread upon your privacy. My sister texts me everyday. Just this past Sunday…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning Porch Rockers. Eagle, sorry to hear about your friend. What a shock! This will likely be very overwhelming for the children, with their father in a facility and their mother near death. …1 -
Re: Giving up
I don't think I'd care either, if I had that constellation of illnesses. I think making his as happy and comfortable as possible is the right thing to do. I'm sorry for your trouble.1 -
Re: Hospice benefits
Another thing hospice provided for my mother was a visiting chaplain. She sat and talked with my mother every week to the end of her life. It was a good thing.3 -
Re: Hospice benefits
My DW has been in an MCF for 2.5 years. My DW is now at the very end of her journey at Stage 7f. She has not opened her eyes or uttered a word in months, her muscles are severely contracted and she d…4 -
Re: Hospice benefits
My mom was in a group home with wonderful care, and they recommended hospice at her end of life. There were many benefits, but some that made a difference for us included: coordinating/ordering/deliv…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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