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Hot of the press form the Milken Institute - Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models.

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  • Crushed
    Crushed Member Posts: 1,463
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  • Michael Ellenbogen
    Michael Ellenbogen Member Posts: 991
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    II was not part of this committee.
  • Laurention
    Laurention Member Posts: 23
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    Crushed ....Agreed..... For 10 years  I watched a vibrant,  successful lady die a little bit everyday .

    We tried every treatment up to and including two clinical trials ..

    Did Aricept and Memantine slow the progress ??? I'd like to think so, but we'll never know.. EOAD moves at a fast pace. My DW declined rapidly trough the early stages ..All the therapy/ meds  available may  possibly improve quality of life ...or not ??

    One thing is for sure "ground lost is never regained "

    I miss her everyday 

           Mike 

  • jfkoc
    jfkoc Member Posts: 4,023
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    We all benefit from this kind of work. While there are many "care plans" floating around it will be a big boost to have an "ideal base" that can be built on. Care can always improve and as it does so will the lives of our loved ones.

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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