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Re: Approved for hospice
My DW has been on hospice for two years. I have seen no downside to hospice. Hospice provides much more help than palliative care. It is true that with hospice you agree to forego curative treatment,…6 -
Approved for hospice
DH has had palliative care since early this year. At the last visit 10/29/25, the nurse told me he is at 6e on the FAST scale. She called me the following day and said he now qualifies for hospice. I…6 -
Re: Hospice and new strategies
@persevere Managing medications is something of a dark art made all the more challenging when our LO is unable to participate in the discussion. A couple of thoughts. While it is typical to discontin…5 -
Re: Approved for hospice
We are all ‘terminal’. You can decide whether to extend his suffering or not. That is the way I look at it.6 -
Re: Approved for hospice
Thank you for your post. I already have a DNR signed by his PCP. I'm shocked at how much he has deteriorated in just the past year, how feeble he has become. I guess it's time for hospice.7 -
Re: Keeping a loved one at home vs nursing care
One of my very early questions here was about keeping my spouse home through it all. However, the realities of early onset hit. I needed to keep working and he could no longer remain home, and walkin…6 -
Do I let go or keep going?
My SO who is 46yo EOA is on hospice but thus far it has been more of palliative care. This last week has taken a HUGE turn. The week prior he was up and walking around during the day and would be res…14 -
Re: general anxiety
You’ve come to the right place for advice, validation or just venting. It’s so overwhelming at first - just take it one day at a time. I found it helped me to cross off each day on the calendar at th…6 -
Re: Do I let go or keep going?
All I can say is that when my mom slept all the time, we would not wake her for meals. She had requested that if she could not feed herself that we do NOT hand feed her…we honored her wishes. AD is a…13 -
Re: Keeping a loved one at home vs nursing care
@Abby627 posted a similar discussion that has 71 responses, you might want to check that one out. Nursing home vs. keeping your LO at home is a very personal decision. In some cases like ours, financ…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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