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Caring for spouse
my DH has EO dementia. He has an alcohol use disorder. He has guns as we live in the country and have chickens. He is 82 and I’m 83. I at a loss as to how to deal with everything and my family is wor…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Today is not starting out on a Good note. I could not get the TV going one of the aids took about 10 minutes to make it work then I couldn't sut the water off ine the shower and there's the shower so…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Just got an emergency alert on my phone. Armed and dangerous guy somewhere in the county north of us, just across the road. Doubt he would leave the highway and get on dirt roads. Watching a really g…2 -
Re: I'm ready for adult day care
Update: DW is in adult day care and I have selected a memory care facility I like, to the extent one can like such things. DW has noticeably faded since I posted in November, and I think I almost wai…6 -
Re: Advice welcome
Hang in there. It really sucks. Eating is challenging. My mom use to love anything. Now she turns her nose up on so many things. I don’t push her to eat so much anymore. She’s 93 and basically craves…1 -
Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
My wife developed vascular dementia from type 1 diabetes that she has had since she was 8 years old. It started when she was 56. She was diagnosed when she was 60. She is now 69 and has been in memor…2 -
Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
My mom has vascular dementia. As midge333 described executive functioning is moms most prominent symptom. She also has anosognosia (doesn’t see her limitations), short attention span, lacks logical t…3 -
Re: Questions about Vascular Dementia
Welcome to this wonderfully helpful and kind forum. My DH has VD and aphasia, so speech and communication is extremely hard. Diagnosed with MRI and ECG scans and all sorts of other tests about 5 year…6 -
Falling apart
It feels like everything is just falling to pieces. I feel like my family is imploding and no matter how hard I try to hold everyone together we're all falling apart in our own self destructive ways.…6 -
All alone
This is a sad story. My partner (F) and I (M) are both 75. We have been together almost 33 years. She is the love of my life. Over three years ago we moved far away to a new area which is more afford…20
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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