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Jason Aldean song “Help You Remember”
He is raising money for Alzheimer’s. He had a family member with dementia. Beautiful song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fKEVGVOYG842 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Beth, you’re right, I googled it and the picture was exactly what we saw. Darn it! I was hoping after seeing it they would come back for me and “Take (me) to where no man has gone before”. Ron2 -
So instead of carrying grief…carrying my love?
I saw this on another site. it spoke to me. I have been trying desperately to leave the grief behind. Maybe this will help. I’m leaving you here. For one night I want to forget. And maybe smile. Grie…2 -
Re: My DW's pain levels
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74616/my-dws-pain-levels I can relate to your experience. We visited a "dementia specialist" (neurology) who put DW through hours of misery in testing, g…2 -
Re: in stage 8 after a fall
i’m so sorry for the loss of your dear husband. Please try to take good care of yourself in the coming days.2 -
Re: No short term memory
This is a good road map of the disease…. https://www.alzinfo.org/understand-alzheimers/clinical-stages-of-alzheimers/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1342221307&gbraid=0AAAAAD_O5-n1xPLU1iUJBVs5dm…1 -
Re: End Stage
Sorry if this comes across as too blunt, but here goes: calling hospice is not the same as calling the undertaker. Your sibling is wrong. Hospice care is for care in the end-of-life stages. It’s sad …3 -
Re: Security system
No specific recommendations, but think about the purpose of the system. Are you using it to monitor from a distance, somewhere away from the home? Are you going to be in the home but not always with …1 -
Re: Can I Contact My DH’s Doctor Directly?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258675#Comment_258675 My moms local hospital also accepted and scanned a copy of all the legal documents into the system. That way his advanced directives …1 -
Re: Can I Contact My DH’s Doctor Directly?
In my experience, it was all about a waiver form that the clinic/health system had, one that they created. I had mom with Alz sign their form early on saying they could communicate with me and it lai…1
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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