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Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
I came to this site tonight because I have spent the last hour listening to the same college stories over and over - trying to act interested. And answering the same questions over and over again. He…5 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
my wife diagnosed 3 yrs ago mild dementia, she is now 78 does everything to take care of herself but hasn’t cooked in yrs no driving , short memory has gotten worse in last few months. Tired a lot an…1 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
Besides Alzheimer’s, I discovered several years ago (around the time we retired) that my hubs also has Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD/Asperger’s) which helped explain our sometimes strange/frustrati…3 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248370#Comment_248370 I am experiencing the same as CindyBum. My DH, for most of the day, makes sentences and asks questions that are very difficult to dec…2 -
Re: Moved husband to memory care and he just wants me
I really appreciate 17plaw2's comments about his wife's placement as I struggle with that decision. Today in some kind of apocalyptic revelation I realize that I hate everything about caregiving and …6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Sitting by the phone until we leave for our appointment and I just got a text. She's waiting for transport to her room; she'll be staying overnight. She did have a blockage. She'll call her daughter …1 -
Re: Tests and medications
My wife is in state 7, bedridden, not on any types of medication, and on Hospice. I can’t see any reason for lengthening her life, for either of us. I just want her to be comfortable. She’s still ale…9 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73544/we-dont-talk-anymore I'm new to this group, so I'll try to keep my comment on target. My wife is also late Stage 4 or early Stage 5. I've seen exactly the sa…10 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248383#Comment_248383 my DW was diagnosed with EO ALZ almost 4 years ago. She has always been rather social and somewhat talkative. I am not that surprised…1 -
Moved husband to memory care and he just wants me
I brought my husband, who is in stage 6, to a memory care facility yesterday and today the director called me. I wasn't really surprised because my main concern was how dependent he is on me and how …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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