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Dementia Is a Place Where My Mother Lives. It Is Not Who She Is.

ElaineD
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Lovely, positive article written by a daughter whose mother has dementia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/opinion/dementia-elder-care.html

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  • Ed1937
    Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,084
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    Elaine, thank you! This lady knows how to live in Dementia. Very well written!
  • M1
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    Glad to hear from you Elaine, I've been wondering how you were doing.

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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