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Re: Newly diagnosed DH
unfortunately family and friends will never understand what we are going through. Even if they have experienced taking care of PWD, no two are alike. My DW is 55 and was diagnosed a little over two y…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
Good night, sleep tight. Tomorrow will be better.1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
Hi, this has not been a good day for me, with some exceptions: I was able to get out of bed and walk, the cats and GPs are okay, and I think the little barn swallow who lost her babies is setting aga…1 -
Re: Just needing support
I am so sorry that you are feeling alone and overwhelmed. I just joined this group a few minutes ago because I feel the same!! I am also a caretaker of a parent (Mom) with dementia. I'm fortunate tha…3 -
Managing Early Stages
Good Morning from Michigan, I am the sole coordinator for my mom who is in "early" stages of Alzheimer's and recently moved to assisted living. My mom was overly independent for most of my …2 -
Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom
It's hard. The body is still there, but we're grieving the loss of the person they were. We have ambiguous grief—we're grieving, but our grief doesn't come with finality or healing or the rituals tha…4 -
Re: Keep Putting Off MC Visits
I can't say that I had your problem but I do understand it . My wife was only in memory care for six weeks and I would go everyday from 7:30 in the morning until 10:00 o'clock at night when they put …2 -
Just needing support
Hello everyone I'm new here, and figured it is time to build a community of support with people who are or who have been where I am. My dad was diagnosed with dementia this past year, although I am s…6 -
Re: Feeling overwhelmed and tired of dealing with this disease
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/246393#Comment_246393 DH calls me Mama, or calls me by his sister's name. Yesterday I heard Grandma for the first time. Heartbreaking1 -
Re: Placement/Agitiation/Aggression
My Father fell into a prednisone induced psychosis recently, not knowing what to do, we took him to emergency where tests also revealed light dementia. They gave him Haldal in the emergency room whic…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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