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Re: I Had A Week Respite
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248041#Comment_248041 I hear you. My first small respites were like that. I still had thoughts of, "we used to have this kind of fun together", b…4 -
Re: Garbled speech
My mother also had a strange moment of clarity yesterday. It really seemed like we were connecting. She had facial expressions and said, "I love you." She has declined dramatically this sum…1 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248068#Comment_248068 DW still lives at home, but having to see all the clothes and jewelry is difficult for me also. I try to keep it out of sight but tha…6 -
Re: DH won’t let me change him
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248048#Comment_248048 I would rather he sleep than behave like this!3 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248042#Comment_248042 Ouch! I know the feeling. DW has been in MC for 3 months now. I look at the clothes in the closet, I look at her considerable collect…8 -
Re: Near the end
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/247915#Comment_247915 I've been told this new behavoir appeared in others a few months before they passed, so I was wondering if this could be the case wit…2 -
Re: Near the end
After reading the comments, I'm hopelessly depressed. I think DH is in stage 6. So this could go on a very long time, many years, as he progresses through the stages of his freaking disease. Many mor…6 -
Where has my husband gone? Loss…
I find myself asking that question often. He’s here physically, but he is not the man that he was when I married him. I feel so sad today. Yet it doesn’t bother him as much since he doesn’t even real…2 -
Re: Anyone able to keep alzheimer spouse home until death
My DH is 77 and stage 7. I am 73 and hopefully I will be able to keep him home until he dies. I have been dealing with this disease for 10+ years. I am tired. I have help with Hospice and the VA. Bot…4 -
Re: Ready to place hubby in memory care
I placed my DH in 6 weeks ago. I didn’t tell him in advance. I did take him to lunch at the facility (it has assisted living restaurant) a couple of times. The day of , after he was dressed, I told h…5
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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