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Re: If and how to tell others about the dementia
Here is something you can download for printing. Pass them out as you see fit. https://www.alz.org/media/documents/alzheimers-dementia-companion-card-print-then-cut.pdf6 -
Re: Hubby Moving to MC Wednesday
I may be also bringing my DH to MC on Wednesday if scheduling works out, and I’m having all the same emotions as you are. Once I made the decision, I tried to move it along fast so I wouldn’t agonize…6 -
Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
Please forgive yourself. The stress we have to endure and sleep deprivation can been unbearable. Wishing you a fresh start to your day and that you get some peace and quiet for you to feel better.5 -
83 year old man found dead in walk in freezer.
This is heartbreaking!! I wondered whether to share this but decided that another discussion about AL vs MC is helpful to those making the decision. “A Tampa Bay area family is demanding answers afte…6 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
Abby627 I did keep my DH at home until his passing 2 weeks ago. Its hard when you feel like youre losing your sanity, but I found fitness boxing relieved the stress that made me feel my sanity was go…4 -
Hubby Moving to MC Wednesday
These knots in my stomach come and go. It’s awful thinking about leaving him there without him knowing. I have always been as honest as I could. Getting there 11:30 then noon is lunch when they will …8 -
Re: Fundraiser Flyer Agitates Husband
I was at a meeting this week where the person next to me said her husband had been diagnosed in 2004… the basic take-away from this situation with the mail is to screen the items before he gets to th…5 -
Alzheimer/Dementia and the Emergency Room
This was posted in the support after loss forum but was suggested to also be posted here> I just wanted to offer up a watchout regarding taking a loved one with AD to the emergency room. I have no…12 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
I’ve heard over and over again that it’s much harder on the caregiver than it is on the spouse. I hope that’s true because I’m about to start on this path to MC also. I like what @MaryMN said about d…5 -
Re: Alzheimer/Dementia and the Emergency Room
@howhale I am sorry if the trip to the ER didn't play out as you hoped. For many caregivers, the ER/ED is the point of entry for a much-needed geri psych stay for medication management. In many …11
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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