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Re: Alone This Holiday?
My husband seems to have no awareness that today is Christmas. Feeling very alone and lonely but looking for moments of joy nonetheless. The rain let up a bit and my dog and I walked on our property …3 -
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Welcome, @Thor 56 I’m glad you found this group though sorry that your wife’s condition led to the need to be here. I’m relatively new here myself as my husband was just diagnosed last August. I’m lu…2 -
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This is not the worst Christmas but close to it. Just got to plow through it. Tomorrow will be another day, may it be new challenges or relieve I don't know. Just live long enough to see another…4 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
Wishing you all peace this Christmas day. As one person wrote, we never know when it will be our last dealing with our current situations. Praying foe strength, patience and hope for all my online fr…4 -
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Hello, I am new to this site. I have just now felt the need to reach out for support. I have been telling my wife that the presents are not to be opened till Christmas. Well, she opened hers and her …14 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
I suspect many caregivers on this forum feel alone, even though their spouse will be with them. Lucky for me, we live near one of our daughters and will be with her and the grandkids for the day. But…4 -
No Time For Grieving
My heart is broken. My Mom passed away a week ago and she was my rock. She couldn’t help me physically with my DH who has Parkinson’s/dementia but she was always there to talk and keep me sane. Now s…9 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
Good morning to all, These days I watch recorded Mass online because DH is unpredictable and I don’t know if I will make it to church or not. I offered Christmas Mass for each and every one of us and…5 -
Re: Crying out of nowhere.
The tears flow a word, a song, a look, Love Actually and Christmas Carols. Sitting on the grass in the dark with our daughter, watching the live performances with tears streaming down my face. It’s s…5 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
Hugs to you JulietteBee. So many things we don't know will be the last until "we" acknowledge it.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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