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Re: Parents Against Me
Welcome. People with dementia often suffer from anosognosia. This is the inability to recognize their own limitations and symptoms. Because of this they tend to see the person trying to protect and c…3 -
Re: Parents Against Me
Hugs! My pwd has been heard telling family members that I have a mean-streak. That is what I personally hear. God only knows the descriptors being used that I don't hear. No family members reach…4 -
Re: Parents Against Me
I completely understand how you are feeling. Ive been slapped, hair pulled, accused of stealing her things. Now she is having hallucinations of spiders, rabbits, men in her room. Close relative accus…2 -
Re: Urge to pee but no pee
My dad gets up soo many times in the middle of the night to urinate. He stayed with me this week and 3 minutes after putting him in bed he was up, got back in bed and 2 minutes later up. My.mom says …1 -
Mom is about to be homeless, how do we decide what to do?
Hi, my mom was diagnosed with ALZ just about a year ago, but we had been noticing decline for about a year before that. She has progressed significantly and now I believe is in early Stage 5, but wit…2 -
Declined fast because of other health issues
My DH is 56 with EOA. He had memory issues for about 4 years and was diagnosed this May. And then I discovered this forum and began asking questions. I'm guessing he was about Stage 3-4 a month …4 -
Re: Scared
My DW also had early onset dementia with lewey bodies but we are in the final stages of what seems and will seem to you as an endless journey that never ends. It has been 8-10 years now and she is in…2 -
Re: Significant other confusion
My husband has been saying for a few weeks that there are two 'girls' who live here…the other one does laundry, vacuums and cleans his bathroom. He also thinks that a group of other people …2 -
Re: Significant other confusion
Yes went through this phase with my DH. He would ask where I was by name. I would say I am right here. He would say I know but where is the other one. I think he was looking for a younger version of …2 -
Re: Update on DW
My wife is also in stage 7, in memory care, on hospice, confined just as yours is. I'm also waiting for the end. I have decided that I will not bring her home because I don't want her dying…10
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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