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Ice Cream
Hello, I live with my mom who is mid stage 6. Her *new behavior* is troublesome. I need to know if I should just let it go. Every night after we go to bed, I fall asleep, but she is up many times through the night...eating ice cream. I woke to 6 bowls in the sink and 2 empty containers in the trash =1 whole gallon this…
How to manage putting a pet down
Over the past several months our beloved cat’s nasal tumor has grown larger and her quality of life and weight have deteriorated. DW is middle-stage dementia and can’t seem to remember our discussions of when to let the cat go. Last week we agreed that it was time and scheduled it with the vet for tomorrow. We’ve talked…
Don’t only read this discussion
Quoting from a different poster: —I only go to this area ‘Caring For A Spouse’, so, sign in and six clicks later and here I am.— Please don’t do that There is a lot of good information and also several people who need your support on the General Caregiving and Caring for Parents discussions. I know it’s annoying to have to…
Increasing the view of the discussion (since the current fonts and images appear so small)
Greetings all. Like many of you, I am having difficulty with the smaller avatars and fonts. My workaround is to increase the view of the discussion. This works when I am on my laptop. I have no idea what works on a mobile device. Once I am at the page I am interested in, I press [control] and then [+]. I usually have to…
4/2/23 Bible Verse to Lift You Up
GOOD FRIDAY * EASTER * WE REJOICE! Isaiah 53:5-6 Amplified Bible 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have 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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