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Re: How to support emotionally who got diagnosed?
What you are describing is what makes this so tough for the caregiver. There is no future in arguing or trying to reason with an AD patient. Their brain is broken and you are nor dealing with the sam…1 -
Re: How to support emotionally who got diagnosed?
Yes-sometimes it's just easier to get the diagnosis on paper and then not go back. My mom had forgotten the entire 3 hour testing and results with the neuropsychological by the time we got down to th…1 -
Re: Apologies...
thank you all so much. Your support means so much to me. 💜4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends(201)
Good morning. We have snow forecasted for this evening— that should make things look Christmasy. Perhaps we'll do the drive-through light show that DH loves. They've completed the conversion to LEDs …1 -
Re: From Maybe to Reality
Maru, I had a similar experience when I took DH on a 3 day vacation (our last). It was only a 4 hr drive but he also talked non stop and had to stop for bathroom emergencies every half hr or so. He h…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends(201)
Good morning HB my mom did not want us in the kitchen either except when she needed a dishwasher. Hope things go well today and all things work out. Lorita I love hearing the birds sing too. I have h…1 -
Re: From Maybe to Reality
This last week we had to travel to go to my brother's funeral and help my sis in law with the house. The reality of this disease slapped me right in the face. DH had been coasting along with very lit…6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends(201)
Morning, I apologize that I haven't posted in quite awhile. Ive been on a roller coaster with my emotions and recently my dosage of depression medicine has been increased. Ive also been having more p…2 -
Eating less & sleeping more
I guess this is “normal” progression, but my DH has been eating half as much for a while and has been sleeping a few extra hours a day for a couple of months now. I put him somewhere in stage 6. Toda…6 -
Re: I hate my life and I want to either her to die or myself.
Dear Unknown by Man- I am so sorry you are going through this and at such a young age. How wise of you to reach out for help. Please call the 1-800 number for Alz Assoc provided earlier and ask to sp…1
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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