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Re: Exhausted and Bewildered
For the past 15 months my DH believes his wife (me) watched as men drugged him and tried to kill him. For the past 15 months he believes that I (his wife) have been hired as his caregiver and his wif…4 -
Re: SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
My DH has vascular dementia as well. Stage six. He can’t follow a conversation let alone a disagreement. The problem is with the kids not the DH. I made a promise to myself to make each of his days a…4 -
Re: Parents Against Me
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258213#Comment_258213 Thank you, this really means so much. To make things worse, my dad's sister is driving them crazy fueling their dementia and exp…3 -
Re: A Fall
Sending you a hug Cindy 🧡 - it is so difficult not being able to plan for the next upcoming behavior change. You are handling your circumstances with grace and love even if it didn't feel like …5 -
Re: A Fall
Well, that sure was fun. Four hours in the emergency room - 1 waiting fine and getting an xray; 2 hours chasing her inside the hospital with her increasingly agitated (me too); 1 hour chasing her ins…11 -
Denial
My dh was diagnosed last year. He is in denial that he has Alzheimer’s or I should say he thinks he is getting better. If you try to talk to him about it he just gets angry and I am a b. Not a nice w…3 -
Re: The pain of living with ALZ
Thanks everyone. One of things I love and hate about this forum is that it's one of the few places where we can go that everyone understands what we're going through. If only to feel a litt…4 -
Re: A Fall
I hear ya, ghphotog. I feel so utterly unequipped for this stage. I wanted so badly to keep her at home until the end, but the falling is something I’m not sure I can handle. Damnit.3 -
Re: SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258292#Comment_258292 Thank you for these kind words of encouragement - I needed them especially today. And I fear Stage six is just around the corner.3 -
SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
I have read this situation here but have never experienced it myself until recently: My DH is stage 5 VD and some days cannot dress himself. He has a son, daughter and stepdaughter from a previous ma…5
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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