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Re: No short term memory
Hi, @Grandot, I agree with above commenters. Other resources that may help you are videos by Tam Cummings and Teepa Snow The Careblazers website is another that I’ve found helpful. I think you may fi…3 -
Re: Intimacy.
Swim trunks for you?3 -
Re: Changes in vision - info to help communicate
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74618/changes-in-vision-info-to-help-communicate So very, very true and wish I had known this much sooner in our path. I also found my dear wife's ability to …7 -
Re: Questions for the neurologist & Can we keep it a secret for now?
Hi Kekko (as in "kekko-desu?", Sorry for jumping in late, but as @ARIL mentioned, I can totally identify with you! And, hopefully reassure you that you are not alone. I, too, am an only chi…3 -
Re: Is a formal diagnosis needed?
Welcome. My moms pcp was kind of clueless and I had to insist on a referral to a neurologist. The neurologist exam was about 2 hours and ruled out Alzheimer’s, leaving the possibility of vascular dem…2 -
Re: Is a formal diagnosis needed?
If there are not powers of attorney for health and finances already in place, get them now. You will need them in the future. You need durable, not springing, POAs. My DH’s doctor also had him sign a…3 -
From NPR: Dementia Care without Locked Wards
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/17/nx-s1-5600877/dementia-alzheimers-care-housing-senior-living-inclusion-segregation1 -
Re: endgame
Never, you only tell them what helps them "feel" better emotionally. Caregivers must become great "liars" for their loved one. It must be all about helping them and using fibs are…4 -
Re: Bible Verse to Lift You Up 11/15/2025
Thank you all for your prayers. Believers and those unsure of what they believe still need the comfort and support the words themselves give even if they're unsure where the words come from. Tak…7 -
Re: Snacking problem
Eating can make dramatic swings both in quantity and quality. My dear wife demonstrated wide swings. I did keep things secured or out of reach only to prevent her making herself sick, but I gave her …6
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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