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Assisted living with memory care

Amy Joy
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in I Am Living With Younger Onset Alzheimer's

 I’m going to visit a assisted living home with memory care unit next week.

I’m being recommended by my doctor to start plan for future whatever I can.

Someday I probably will need assisted living and this I can get help with my digestive problems.

But I can still get around with my walker so I can stay at home.

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  • Iris L.
    Iris L. Member Posts: 4,417
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    Hi, Amy Joy.  It's a good idea to begin to plan early.  Do you have a trusted person to assist you?

    Iris

  • Amy Joy
    Amy Joy Member Posts: 90
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     Hi Iris!

    Sorry for the late reply.....it’s been a difficult week.

    I’m getting used to the idea more as time goes by.

    Yeah my mom and her sister can no longer help me.

    So all I have left is my wife who has her own health problems 

    To deal with.

    So time will tell.

    Hope we will be fine soon.

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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
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