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Re: Sleeping ALL Day-88-year old Mom
I am fortunate, as my husband (who is 86) is a veteran, and therefore, we have the VA to help us. He sleeps close to 20 hours a day, and then he is still very tired and weak. I am 66, and the physica…3 -
Re: Have no support
@Eloise0304 I can so totally relate! I shared my mom's dementia diagnosis with her siblings. Mom has told NO ONE. I secretly hoped they would have started visiting her more often. They are not short …6 -
Re: Have no support
I was surprising to me how people you have known and helped physically and financially for years can just disappear or offer to help and never follow through when dementia is involved, but it seems t…4 -
Sleeping ALL Day-88-year old Mom
I’m new to this group. This summer I’ve seen my Mom deteriorate. She wandered outside, which was a first, and the last few weeks there have been occasions where she has not recognized me. She also fr…1 -
Re: Have no support
I don’t think people really understand how to interact with PWD. It’s uncomfortable, messy. Unless you live this life, you have no idea what it’s about or how much help the caregiver needs. Not just …3 -
Have no support
Once I reached out to family and friends about DH , they avoid me like a disease. Now I am fully isolated and am constantly apologizing for him or arguing with him.5 -
Re: Have no support
I’m sorry. I really don’t have much support either. It’s very lonely.6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Good morning. It's a beautiful morning here. Sunny, warm with a slight breeze. Jerilynn— I am kind of surprised you don't already have Crocs. They're great for doing chores outdoors that are messy. I…1 -
Re: I Would Pay Money for a Little Anosognosia
I never thought of the flip side of this coin. Thank you for making me aware. My DH has anosognosia, but deep down I think he knows that he is losing his abilities day by day and is terrified by it. …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Carl, we've been to Pea Ridge. Isn't that the place where there is a long wooden fence that zigzags with a big, open field beyond it? I was in the kitchen just before dark, looked out the window towa…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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