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Re: It is the little things
That sounds like fun. Enjoy all that you can.3 -
Re: Diagnosed with EOD a year ago at 55 years old
It is sad to note that the diagnosis of the dementias continues to be so erratic and not straight-forward. It is hard to make necessary plans without knowing what one is actually dealing with. Keep i…1 -
Re: Wife called police on me
My wife forgot who I was very early in her journey. Sometimes it did not make a difference and sometimes it did. I'm sorry, but there's nothing you can do about it. Just like everything else about de…1 -
Re: Anyone else taking care of otherwise healthy dementia patient?
Hello.. I just read your update. I actually had to fire a hospice company because of the quality of care. I learned recently that the longer a patient is on hospice the less money the company makes a…2 -
Re: Anyone else taking care of otherwise healthy dementia patient?
UPDATE! Since she has been on hospice for years now the doctor has now officially taken her off hospice since she has shown no signs of decline in the last couple of years,,remember she is bedridden,…2 -
Re: Anyone else taking care of otherwise healthy dementia patient?
my mom was diagnosed in 2014 with AD. she advanced quickly and was severely impaired cognitively by 2015. here we are ten years later and she is still alive with severe cognitive impairment but all o…2 -
Re: Anyone else taking care of otherwise healthy dementia patient?
DW is 73 and maybe stage 4-5 overall. MCI diagnosis 2016, AD 2018. Increasing confusion, dreams or imaginings, hardly any short-term memory, manages ADLs except weather appropriate clothing. Little a…1 -
It is the little things
As a caregiver for my DH, who has mixed dementia, I can no longer work full-time, and I haven't been in a restaurant for over a year. I mostly get out of the house when I can bring my husband with wh…11 -
Re: Morally Conflicted about Nursing Home
Hi jstevens - agreeing with towhee - and any of us on this forum will say we HATE this disease! Also agreeing that maybe through the day, check out adult daycare (we call it the 'senior center' for M…1 -
Re: Now or later
I would make up a fib about her Dad. Keep repeating. No reason for her to grieve over and over again. I would not tell her about her Mom. She won’t remember anyway. When her Mom passes you can decide…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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