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NY Times: When Dementia Changes a Loved One’s Personality

dancsfo
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Link shared for 30 days. The article has many good observations such as "boredom can cause mood swings"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/well/mind/caregivers-dementia-mood-changes-management.html?ogrp=ctr&unlocked_article_code=1.Vk4.cyQb.h1Cqo3bOKJ9O&smid=url-share

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  • SusanB-dil
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    Thank you - this is informative and helpful!

    Totally agree with the phrase: "may also lash out as impulse control wanes." Oh yes!!!!!! As is said… The filter is gone!

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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