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Re: Am I being unreasonable?
Thank you for the input. Guess I better be adjusting my plans.4 -
Am I being unreasonable?
I’m 81, my DW is 82. I have been her primary caregiver since she was diagnosed three years ago. We live in rural Western PA. Between our prior marriages we have 8 kids. They all live far away, the cl…6 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
Hi Fred, my LO has stage 4 Alzheimer’s. My daughter who is 60 had been carrying for her husband with terminal brain cancer when she was diagnosed with stage 2 triple positive breast cancer. She had s…5 -
Memory care placement, one year ago today
I placed my wife in MC January 25th 2022. It was encouragement and advice from people on this forum that gave me the strength to do it, and I'm sorry I've not reported back here for several months. S…1 -
Re: Does It Matter?
agree with the comments - especially the value of having the facility know you show up. They tend to share more info with you too. I didn’t have a set day or time but would just pop in. Sometimes I’d…2 -
Re: Moment of Being Overwhelmed with WHY?
So alone, so isolated, so no one really cares and no one understands (this site excepted) and because this is a safe site my next debilitating challenge is our two wonderful adult children have just …6 -
Needing support from my online "friends" who walk a similar journey.
I'm strong most of the time but feeling very vulnerable tonight. MCI diagnosis after neuro/psych testing many yrs ago. 2 strokes and 2 vascular surgeries later dr says likely VD. DH refuses further t…5 -
Moment of Being Overwhelmed with WHY?
Please no advice! Just a listening ear is what I need. I am sitting at a Panera alone with an iced tea. I fled our home—literally—-a bit ago because I could not take another moment of being in the pr…23 -
Trigger warnings
Hi all, yesterday my LO with stage 4-5 received a late payment bill and spent 3 hours going through his papers and swearing he paid the bill even when there had been no check written or recorded. I h…6 -
End of life?
Me and my brother are both helping to care for my grandad, my nan too and he has carers come in multiple times a day because it's a lot for us to deal with. He's recently stopped breathing, or strugg…2
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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