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Re: Take your own care seriously…
You are so right! My DH was diagnosed in 2021. I had planned on caring for him at home as long as I was able. In Dec 2023 I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and had to start chemo and then…3 -
Where I Find Peace
My dear wife left us in August, 2025 after her 8+ year struggle with this nightmare. The going remains very hard at this point at home or trying to get out. After her burial, I waited until the cemet…4 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Just drove 200 miles reminiscing about family and friends. When we arrived at our home, she told me she enjoyed the conversation with the other man. She didn't know I was driving and didn't…3 -
Re: Trying to help primary caregiver
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257980#Comment_257980 edited: sorry, right- uh… Alzheimers, congestive heart Failure, Afib, Angina, pneumonia… he's not getting out of the hospital an…2 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
I have been putting off checking out ALZCONNECTED because I thought I could deal with my wife's progression with Alzheimer's. The last couple of days has opened my eyes to "I don'…1 -
My DH is wanting to spend every minute with me
My DH is recovering well from knee surgery. I have been caring for him and not leaving the house for 4 weeks. He gets around with a walker and I can take the dog out for a walk now. He gets mad if I …5 -
Re: Yin and Yang
"Our life has changed and although I am trying not to, I find i am waiting for a future I don’t want." WOW! What a true statement. I think you said it for all of us. Anticipatory Grief! I a…5 -
Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
The gentleness, the love and care I hear it in your post, the tears that fall, I know them too. The fear and loneliness of a future without our LO is almost unbearable. 🫶🏻💕3 -
Take your own care seriously…
I met a woman yesterday that was pondering placement of her husband in MC. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is now undergoing chemo - surgeries including a hysterectomy will be follo…15 -
When it rains...
When it rains, the grass gets wet. I know better than to traverse the back yard walking my dogs in the dark with wet grass. I was distracted. Tuesday, I had taken the day off work to go spend with my…7
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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