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Re: Have no support
Very true. So common in fact, that someone should have told us. Your family will distance and all but totally desert you and your LO. You will yearn for help and respite but you won't get much, if an…4 -
Re: Have no support
I don't know how you don't argue. I'm really new to this as well. I do ok for several days and then I lose patience. I'm fortunate to have some support from our son who is disabled. I hope you find s…2 -
Re: Hello
I would not consider what he is doing as early stage. I will say IMHO that the stage thing is difficult. It’s not one size fits all and I have also found behaviors that straddle stages. My DH would f…2 -
Re: Joining with a thank you
Welcome to the site no one wants to be a part of. Thanks for sharing and just know the kind people here will have your back. My DH is same age and stage as yours and both of his sons and grandkids ab…2 -
Re: Hoping he will forget me
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/249806#Comment_249806 Yes, maybe I’m trying desperately to be off the hook, so him forgetting me would be a way out emotionally. Like @Palmetto Peg said… i…2 -
Re: Hoping he will forget me
"Hoping he will forget me". I sometimes hope for her to forget me. Then maybe I would feel less obligated to go visit her in MC. I think I would like it because then I may be able to take o…2 -
Re: Hoping he will forget me
My wife would say some things about the past and how she felt about me, not to the extent as you are dealing with and it does make you wonder if that is how they always felt. I had a hard time with i…2 -
Walking Through Dementia With My Brother
These past few months have been some of the hardest of my life. My brother’s dementia symptoms keeps increasing, and it’s heartbreaking watching someone I love so deeply change in ways I never imagin…3 -
Re: How long is it safe to leave someone with Stage 6 Moderately Severe Dementia alone?
I'm wondering the same thing with my Mom who has Alzheimer's and her short term memory isn't very good anymore. It's hard leaving her at home right now when I go to work. Like leaving a child by them…1 -
Re: Need to leave right now
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73667/need-to-leave-right-now how are you doing today? Praying for you1
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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