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Affording full-time care in California
My mother has lost a lot of functionality since receiving her Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis a year ago. She now needs some help with toileting, dressing, and has shown a reluctance to eat regularly. We are concerned that she may need full-time care and that my father can't support her anymore, but the costs of care are…
Diagnosed with EOD a year ago at 55 years old
Edit: Yesterday I was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. It was upsetting, but now my family knows how to move forward and what to expect. We're moving back to Utah to be around my husband's family so he and our 11 and 13 year old kids can have a better support system. Hi. Last year I was diagnosed with EOD a day after my…
Mom with early onset dementia, I'm feeling lost
Hey all, this is my first post here so I hope this is okay. I'm the oldest of two siblings and our mom was diagnosed with lewy body dementia around two years ago at the age of 60. She's been in assisted living for roughly that same amount of time. She's on a laundry list of medication and often seems to be in a daze, is…
Caring for my mother on at home hospice
Hello. I’m new to the group but need an outlet to hopefully connect to someone whom better understands than those I know that are trying around me. My mother has been battling Lewy Body Dementia for about 7 years. She has rapidly declined in the past months, has been in the hospital and rehab. She last was admitted for…
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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