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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
off to the dentist but will join in the sing along this afternoon!1 -
Re: Travel
people with dementia have been known to open a car door while the car is moving. So I would have him sit in the back seat on the passenger side. Use the child locks. Getting him to jeep the seals bel…1 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/71091/stage-8-there-is-no-other-side-of-grief Thank you for sharing this. Your posts are always so caring, insightful and helpful. I think it helps for those of us…5 -
Re: Hoping I’m doing the best for my dad.
You went through a lot over the past 15 years. It's unfair that you have to carry this massive burden while your five siblings choose to stay away. I would get it if there is only one person tha…3 -
Re: Hoping I’m doing the best for my dad.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74612/hoping-i-m-doing-the-best-for-my-dad welcome. Glad you are here but sorry for the reason. You’re at the right place for support or to vent. We understand wha…2 -
Re: endgame
Welcome. Learn all you can about the disease. Read the book “The 36 Hour Day” and search online for dementia caregiving videos by Tam Cummings and Teepa Snow. I never told my husband he had dementia.…5 -
Re: Changes in vision - info to help communicate
I noticed the peripheral vision problem in DH a while back. I didn't know it was another something that dementia robs people of. This is a horrible, cruel disease. Thank you for the info.3 -
Re: Accusations
Hi Gramma, Glad you found us. I will attach a copy of the ‘behavior assessment that @SDianeL recommended. https://us.v-cdn.net/6037576/uploads/3I0K9O1CP7LK/dementia-behavioral-assessment.pdf The ‘the…1 -
Re: My DH has changed and I’m afraid
welcome. So sorry you are going through this. We understand what you are going through. Have a safe space in your house you can go if he becomes aggressive and call 911. Have him taken to a Geriatric…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258709#Comment_258709 "Wow! Look at it go!" "The car?" "No, my savings." 🤑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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