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Re: Angry
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/246604#Comment_246604 do you find journaling helpful in releasing the anger? I find I am irritated with the never ending questions. DH is still working yet…2 -
Re: Taking Away Driving Privileges
In this department I was very lucky. Six months before my DW was diagnosed with MCI she caused and accident that totaled both mid sized SUVs. Luckily the injuries were only to her and very minor. Aft…2 -
Re: Angry
I thought that I would never need to join a discussion like this - I am a private person and don't share my feelings - but enough is enough. I have been caring for DJ for 4 years but his recent decli…10 -
Re: Taking Away Driving Privileges
After my husband's stroke his reaction time and cognitive processing were very slow and his spatial awareness was impacted. He could still comprehend what I said and I told him it was no longer safe …2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
I'm glad that I took the wheel back over from my grandson. Yes Carl, I was welcomed big time around Springfield. Rain so hard, i turned on emergency blinkers and slowed down to a crawl. This lasted a…1 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
Thank you all so much for your kind and thoughtful responses. I honestly didn’t expect to feel such comfort so quickly, but reading your words has made me feel less alone—something I haven’t felt in …6 -
Re: What I miss the most
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/224750#Comment_224750 You know it’s kinda sad, I don’t mention special days anymore. Not his birthday, my birthday, Easter, Christmas, anniversary, etc. Th…3 -
Re: Mom is getting worse
Waking your LO to eat is not the route I would take. When quality of life is gone, how would one feel being kept alive under these circumstances? I quit my mom’s meds + did not allow staff to wake my…2 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
As a child, then young adult, and beyond: I watched my mother provide end of life care for her ailing parents then my dad. My values about how I deal with my DW ALZ are shaped by those experiences. M…5 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
so sorry you have had to find this forum. I too am in the same situation you are in. My husband was diagnosed 5 years ago at 51 and me at 46. You are not alone. I have found some peace in trying to j…4
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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