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Am l really losing her now?
My DW is 72. She was diagnosed MCI 12 years ago. The last two weeks things are changing. She asks if I’m her husband, sometimes with a frightened look on her face and sometimes with an embarrassed lo…11 -
I'm in the moderately severe stagr
So far I am doing okay Memory is disappearing I'm getting ready to sell my house while I still have my witts about me I will.move into the care center sometime soon14 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74496/what-do-you-to-talk-about-with-your-los My DH always complains that he's loosing the ability to speak because he doesn't speak with anybody for day…2 -
Re: Early onset at age 60
I am so sorry for your situation. My spouse says the same thing. But when I pose that question to him to get his opinion on something he has a hard time remembering how we did something before that w…1 -
Re: $300 speaker
I hear you loud and clear. Vent away! My DH has “misplaced, lost, tossed or otherwise disappeared”two pair of glasses in two months. It is getting expensive. This time I got him a glasses neck strap …3 -
Re: Well Meaning Friends
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74540/well-meaning-friends I appreciate your final line of this post. I envy it as well. I am still having a hard time accepting my DH’s disease and the changes be…5 -
Well Meaning Friends
My husband is losing memories. It’s funny, how we’ll be at a dinner party, or run into old friends at the supermarket, and he tells them he is getting forgetful. In most cases, they immediately respo…9 -
Re: $300 speaker
my DW’s wedding rings disappeared a few months ago. Searched thru the house several times & couldnt find them. Then one day she came down the stairs happily wearing the ring. Dont know where she …3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Good morning, Pulmonary appointment this morning, had my coffee, now to see about shaving and cleaning up. xray of my neck showed; “calcified atherosclerosis suspected in carotid system greater on le…1 -
Re: Early onset at age 60
Absolutely agree with PBS and the others this is the best place to learn, to vent, to virtual cry. The understanding and compassion that comes from this group is much more valuable and knowledgeable …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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