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Re: Alcohol and dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258442#Comment_258442 Hi, Hashedbuzz, I learned a lot from your detailed post. So sorry you’ve had that experience but glad you shared. I am fairly new to …2 -
Re: Alcohol and dementia
I have been having this same issue for some time. Usually, I can suggest limiting his drinking and sometimes-just sometimes-he will listen. But recently, it has gotten worse. We were out to dinner th…5 -
Re: Stuff animals with Dementia
A friend got my mom a stuffed cat when we had to rehome her real one with her move to MC. To my surprise, she held the cat a few times and then ignored it. Now, almost 2 years later, she has become i…1 -
Re: Stuff animals with Dementia
Teepa Snow did a short video last January in which she explained the changes to the brain of a PWD that produces this kind of behavior and belief. The URL is below. This doesn’t answer your question …2 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
My question would be why a puppy? We have an 11 year old shepherd that has always been more my husbands. We love her dearly, but he’s become clueless about caring for her. Last January a friend who h…3 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257714#Comment_257714 We have a Schnoodle too, adopted him in ‘21. He is a great companion for my DH, but the full responsibility falls on me and others wh…3 -
Re: Moderate dementia
Thanks for sharing.. I was diagnosed 3 months ago, has turned my world upside down.3 -
Re: How to decide if family member with cognitive decline can be allowed to stay in home, living alone.
Welcome. No! It would not be safe. I’m sorry. My mom also has vascular dementia and severe problems with executive functioning. She seems at times as if she has no problems, but I know she wants to g…1 -
Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257773#Comment_257773 Hello gorgeous Schnoodle so nice to see and yes wonderful company only if it works.1 -
Re: keep or cancel phone?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258382#Comment_258382 I love your ideas. I had no idea about a couple of them. Thanks.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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