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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 -
Re: Hubby in MC wants to come home. Help!
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74518/hubby-in-mc-wants-to-come-home-help Hi Katcat, I had and can still have the same problem with my DH and he has been in MC for a year. As others will tell you…3 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
Thank you all so much for your comments. It has felt like a circus. They swooped in and took charge and I was overwhelmed with nurses and a social worker, forms to sign and reading materials to look …9 -
Re: Early On-set sadness
@Momx3 Hello! Yes, we do have similar paths. It's a horrible way to spend your "golden years." For me, there have been a lot of tears, anger, fear, exhaustion, and finally my own illne…5 -
Re: What do you wish your LO could know about you, do for you, or say to you?
Thank you! I'm praying I can make my DH's life a little easier! :) I panicked today when I read a prognosis for Vascular Dementia. I'm not ready to lose him. All the advice you can off…1 -
Re: Caregiving Rookie
My copy of The 36-Hour Day came early! Woohoo! I will be cramming like I'm in college for the next 48 hours! 🙂 📖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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