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Mom is about to be homeless, how do we decide what to do?
Hi, my mom was diagnosed with ALZ just about a year ago, but we had been noticing decline for about a year before that. She has progressed significantly and now I believe is in early Stage 5, but wit…2 -
Declined fast because of other health issues
My DH is 56 with EOA. He had memory issues for about 4 years and was diagnosed this May. And then I discovered this forum and began asking questions. I'm guessing he was about Stage 3-4 a month …4 -
Re: Scared
My DW also had early onset dementia with lewey bodies but we are in the final stages of what seems and will seem to you as an endless journey that never ends. It has been 8-10 years now and she is in…2 -
Re: Significant other confusion
My husband has been saying for a few weeks that there are two 'girls' who live here…the other one does laundry, vacuums and cleans his bathroom. He also thinks that a group of other people …2 -
Re: Significant other confusion
Yes went through this phase with my DH. He would ask where I was by name. I would say I am right here. He would say I know but where is the other one. I think he was looking for a younger version of …2 -
Re: Update on DW
My wife is also in stage 7, in memory care, on hospice, confined just as yours is. I'm also waiting for the end. I have decided that I will not bring her home because I don't want her dying…10 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
My wife is in stage 7 at memory care and I will not be bringing her home. I want my home to be remembered for the joy it once held, not for the sad place where my wife died.7 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
That was plan but after 6-8 years of caregiving which had become 24/7 for several years I finally had to place my DW. Hardest thing I have ever done when I dropped her off, they ushered her in, locke…9 -
Parents Against Me
Has anyone else experienced their parents completely turning on them? My parents were both narcissistic before dementia, and it’s been a nightmare since the disease progressed. I moved them out of th…5 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
I'm new here. I read your post and I think hospice is the best step you can take. My DW suffers from VD (that doesn't sound right, does it?). Anyway, she has been under hospice care for abo…3
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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