emphasis Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all. He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released I looked and lo! every one of the fifteen men who had been standing with me had disappeared. Used to attract attention or to show surprise
Short for Loved One (with dementia) Generally accepted in emails and on chat lines as an abbreviated form denoting, and used throughout this web-site to denote, a/the person with dementia Some folk have complained about the use of "LO" because not every LO actually is "loved" (due to family conflict, or the nature of the disease) Some prefer the term "FM" or family member, but not every LO is a family member either Some have suggested "PWD" or Person With Dementia, but that is an acronym with which I am not in favour (See "PWD") [Quick find]