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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Morning, I can't seem to get out of bed this morning. Guess I'm dreading having to real with the car thing. But I have to. Even after it is fixed and back home, how do I prevent it from hap…1 -
Re: Possible diagnosis
thank you!! My instinct was not to wait any longer so we told the kids today. I actually used AI to help with the language and it was perfect. I feel like I’m not isolated from the family now and can…3 -
Re: Palliative care
Reach out to the palliative care resource. They can determine qualifications. My dear wife went through several different phases of diet over the course of the disease. It was a challenge to keep up …5 -
Re: Do I let go or keep going?
Great advice and input. Hope it helps. As I read your post it made me think of my dear wife who passed about two months ago. The week prior to her passing she was still mobile with assistance, she wa…5 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
The "I hate you" or "I want to live elsewhere" reactions were common with my dear wife during her process. It eventually passed as she progressed. What happened later in the proce…8 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257582#Comment_257582 My DH is 79 years old and he was diagnosed 4 years ago, now I think in stage 3. We have been in love since 1986, yes almost 40 years …5 -
Re: Ways to be in touch in later stages
In a way a phone visit becomes like running into a nice neighbor on a bus ride — the convo is light , friendly - nothing will be taught , learned or probably remembered. Few questions because they ma…4 -
Re: Focus on the Now, the Positive, the Moments
Hi I just reviewed my PET scan with my doctor and she has confirmed I have early onset AD. I am a single parent and have been feeling anxious and fearful. I am 53 yrs old. Next steps is to do a blood…2 -
Re: Focus on the Now, the Positive, the Moments
There is a lot of wisdom and strength in this thread. My DH was diagnosed at 54 & just turned 68. We allowed ourselves several days of "why me / us" time & realized that's not …3 -
Re: Focus on the Now, the Positive, the Moments
I wish I had your strength right now! I'm one week into my AD diagnosis and spiraling. I've always been very active and I changed my diet to a wicked healthy one about 6 years due to stomac…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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