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Re: DH with dementia no longer shows hand preference
After reading all of the comments, I do think that my DH is farther along than I think. HB - your information about hand dominance happening around 2-3 years of age really resonated with me. Much of …1 -
Re: Speech
My DH has PPA and FTD moving into AD. He started with bad speech and now his comprehension is really bad. He doesn’t understand a lot of what we say to him.2 -
Re: Don’t know how to start, Long Rant Warning!! ⚠️
Long Thank You Alert😊⚠️ Wow, thanks everyone of you who were able to reply to my post. Today was a better day, and we both picked up on a different, more positive note. You were right Carol, she didn…4 -
Re: Don’t know how to start, Long Rant Warning!! ⚠️
I understand! I had meltdowns much more than I would care to admit. All we can do is pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and try to move on. You’re not letting her down…chances are she will not rec…4 -
Re: Don’t know how to start, Long Rant Warning!! ⚠️
I can't imagine doing this work for years without having a meltdown! I did more than once, and I finally realized he needed to go to Memory Care for both of our sakes. I am still stressed, but just h…1 -
Re: Don’t know how to start, Long Rant Warning!! ⚠️
As others have said, we all have meltdowns - some more than others. Just as our LO’s have triggers, we caregivers do too. I will have crying fits that I can’t hide from DH, as much as I try. It’s so …2 -
Re: Don’t know how to start, Long Rant Warning!! ⚠️
It's happened to a few times also. ((HUGS))1 -
Hello
I am new on this site and excited to have found a place where I can learn from those that have already gone through much of what we are dealing with. My DH is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. He w…2 -
Speech
My DW is in year 3 of EOAD. She’s always been a talker, talking to whomever would listen. The last few months she still talks but with her limited vocabulary she makes no sense. Her words are very cl…1 -
Re: Who can I trust?
I think he would agree that you deserve a life. The placement you are planning sounds rather amazing to me and sounds like it is being done out of kindness and love. xoxo2
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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