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Re: Dogs and Alzheimer’s
We always had pets (cats and dogs) but not since my husband's diagnosis. Now that he's stage 6, I can't imagine having another living thing in the house to care for. I miss the comfort/joy that pets …1 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/71091/stage-8-there-is-no-other-side-of-grief Thank you for sharing this. Your posts are always so caring, insightful and helpful. I think it helps for those of us…3 -
Re: When the marriage was not good.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/67211/when-the-marriage-was-not-good Marriage is as complex and so are relationships. The fact that your LO stayed in the marriage says a lot. Not everyone is capa…1 -
Re: My DW's pain levels
My DH has pain and I don’t know what’s real and what’s imagined or how bad it really is. And if he hurts, he’s hyper focused on that particular pain.1 -
Re: Snacking problem
I was a little worried about it with my DW, but figured, what the heck. She can snack away until she doesn't want to anymore. Her dementia won't get better if I don't let her snack. Now, she barely e…3 -
Re: in stage 8 after a fall
That is all so sad. Your care and understanding is so evident. No matter how, when or where the time comes, after such a caring relationship for each other it’s going to be traumatic. He will be sadl…1 -
Re: Changes in vision - info to help communicate
I noticed the peripheral vision problem in DH a while back. I didn't know it was another something that dementia robs people of. This is a horrible, cruel disease. Thank you for the info.3 -
in stage 8 after a fall
My wonderful husband passed last Thursday near midnight. He had been experiencing some episodes of lashing out toward the staff of his memory care home (utterly unlike any behaviors before) and I had…9 -
Re: Changes in vision - info to help communicate
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74618/changes-in-vision-info-to-help-communicate So very, very true and wish I had known this much sooner in our path. I also found my dear wife's ability to contr…6 -
Where are we at here?
I have these questions, and no one can just give me a straight answer. My mom (66years old) was diagnosed with ALZ, in 2022. I guess we can call it EO because she was 63 years old at the time of diag…1
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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