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  • Ed1937
    Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,084
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    Thank you, Michael.
  • LadyTexan
    LadyTexan Member Posts: 810
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    Thank you Michael. The Big Umbrella will be especially helpful for educating family and friends.
  • nancyj194
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    Thank you Michael for sharing.

    The links were informative and worth the read. 

    Happy New Year!

  • Donr
    Donr Member Posts: 182
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    Good information in both links.
  • Shevie
    Shevie Member Posts: 31
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    Thank you Michael!!
  • Cherjer
    Cherjer Member Posts: 227
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    Thank you Michael. It is good to be reminded of this information. I think as the disease progresses, I tend to forget about all I learned when DH was first diagnosed...nonstop learning with classes, books, talking to neurologist etc.
  • Pam BH
    Pam BH Member Posts: 195
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    Thank you, Michael. It's helpful and timely as I was updating the note to give to the doctor on DH's next visit concerning new behaviors, delusions, etc., and progression on old ones. It gives me a checklist to make sure I don't forget anything that would be in the doctor's area of concern.

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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