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Family Care Guide - alz.org

SDianeL
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I found this on the VA's website and I'm sure it's on here somewhere but I hadn't seen it before. It may help someone knew to this terrible disease. I'm sending it to family members. https://www.alz.org/media/manh/documents/Family-Care-Guide-FINAL.pdf

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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