For the newbies

AC = adopted child
AM = adopting mother

Iamnale = I am not a lawyer either.

Ianal=I am not a lawyer

Ianyl=I am not YOIR lawyer: posted by folks who are lawyers.

Thanks for the help everyone is giving me it seams I am with the right group thanks again

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QVC ?
HSN ?

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Saw someone use QMB the other day.
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary

Just can't keep this list of acronyms a secret any longer.

Thank you! This online 'scene' is one of the nicest, and in every way purest and warmest ..ahem..'scenes' I have ever been a part of , on the internet.
And take my word for it, I draw this from a very diverse experience pool. Trust and believe=D

Also, who ever does this sites web marketing/SEO/ranking, or perhaps does NOT do any inorganic ranking manipulation, you are doing a great job!

I regularly am googling tons of complex legal matters and social matters related to my mom's care. And maybe every third search I do, has this forum come up in the top 10. And whatever ad revenue I see being likely generated, thank you for keeping it relevant! I hope the site pays for itself and then some.

*bows humbly*

MSM
Mainstream media

VD
Venereal Disease
Vascular Dementia

This post is a life-saver, for me, at least. I visit it often to find assorted different abbreviations I'm not familiar with. THANK YOU . . . AGAIN . . . for putting this together and sharing it with us. I would be totally lost without it.

Here is a link to many terms and acronyms used on this site.

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/common-caregiving-abbreviations-and-acronyms-435589.htm

Happy Monday! Vote tomorrow!

All this time I've been on this site and I finally know what a 'DH' and a 'DD' are. LOL

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Send help, your reply made me think of JessieBelle who was such a positive force and help when I was new here. And sweet Ahmijoy! Hope they’re both doing well!

Thank you for the list! Total newbie about to rent mom an apartment where I live. Siblings don't help and I've driven 13,000 miles in 11 months. Tired! She has independence but needs companionship. Still does ADL but when alone too long she drifts into her own world. We're coming up on an official dementia diagnosis, but I don't feel she's ready for AL or MC. She can make it with companionship, me and some homecare. I'm actually rather excited to have her as a neighbor and wouldn't mind spending the night at her place a few nights a week if it is a few doors down. Why not let her wash her clothes or cook some? No gas stove for sure! Thank you all so much! There will be a time and a place for a facility. The one she moved to 8 months ago sucks (Brookdale!) and she is getting depressed and lonely. MY conscious won't let me keep her there and I'm actually thinking I might not ever want her in a facility. I like caring for her and eventually will need some help, I know.

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WOW, WOW! So needed!! Hopefully, every caregiving agency will see the need and include even a basic list of "need to know" words that we seasoned caregivers learned the hard way. It would make a great addition to the "Welcome Aboard" package they hand out to all new hires.