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Re: Hubby in MC wants to come home. Help!
Yes there are meds. Talk to the doctor asap. Tell the doctor he is depressed and anxious and wants to go home. Many PWDs say they want to go home even if they are living in the same home they have li…6 -
Re: Approved for hospice
I got my hubby on hospice after two separate doctors at two different appointments asked me whether he was on it. The next day I called his doctor who sent in a referral for a hospice provider. The n…5 -
Re: Loved one is too restless, won't sleep or rest
My DH is under hospice care. He is taking Seroquel and we have increased the amount to 100 mg, three times a day for a total of 300mg. For the past several months it had helped with afternoon agitati…5 -
Re: Loved one is too restless, won't sleep or rest
I’m so sorry you’re going through this, but glad you found this place. My grandmother exhibited this behavior a few weeks before she died. Her doctor was also very resistant to having her “snowed”(hi…5 -
Re: Loved one is too restless, won't sleep or rest
How much Seroquel is she taking? It sounds like she needs a higher dose. My DW, who was a small woman, needed 75 mg three times a day. There is one study that shows 100 mg/day is no better than place…5 -
Re: Tired and Sad
Biggest, I get you. Lack of sleep is the hardest. No patience, no empathy, frustration is magnified and normally kind people become the opposite. I'm sorry you are experiencing this but i/we tru…5 -
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
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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