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Re: Another hit to my heart
Birthdays and anniversaries were always more important to DW than to me. If she forgot my birthday, I didn't mind. But if I forgot hers, that was terrible. Now, though, time has no meaning to her. Th…1 -
Re: The Long Quiet
Bill, it's always a pleasure to hear from you and read your posts. You've nailed the painful journey so eloquently. What you described I had gone through with my DH in a fast-tracked span of 2 years …1 -
Re: Futile?
My DH has not been back to the Neurologist since his diagnosis of ALZ + VD in October 2023. I thought, like you, 'what's the purpose?' In the past 3-4 months there have been significant changes in hi…1 -
Re: The Long Quiet
Bill, I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes after reading your post. Thank you for your honest sharing. I think of you often and have been wondering how you were doing. Even though my husband is now…4 -
Re: The Long Quiet
Bill your two articles The Cavalry’s Not Coming and The Caregiver’s Brain have been inspirational articles for me. They are printed out on the fridge, I have copied them and passed them on to my Phsy…3 -
Continuous Bathroom Visits
So, I'd like to find out why my Mom has to continously use the restroom. She will ask to go several times before we get ready to leave somewhere and she does the same thing constantly when we're just…1 -
Re: Stage 6, fading, thoughts on visits?
@ESkayP i took the laptop and it worked great. I can’t say I got more than 30 minutes of work done, but it did help take the pressure off! My mom was happy I was there, but somehow could go about her…1 -
Re: Forgetting her brother died
I’ll never again tell my DH that deceased family members are deceased. In his world, they’re alive. I did it once with his mom and he cried his eyes out. Never again. This is where I use fiblets. Oh,…3 -
Re: Respite care for a vacation
I've done both in-home respite with a private-pay company and respite at a MC facility. Both experiences were great for me. Both required an assessment of course, the MC I worked with had at 20% vaca…3 -
Re: The Long Quiet
Hello Bill, Thank you for your post - I am new to this forum, and reading your post made me think back to when I was working and would come home after being away and wonder what DW was doing while I …3
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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