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Re: What next?
This sounds very difficult Crkddy! I’m sorry this is happening and sending you a hug! I agree with others- at least call hospice and ask for dementia evaluation. She may be ready, and you can clearly…4 -
Re: What next?
Thanks so much for your responses and support. It means more than I can express.4 -
Re: general anxiety
Hi Nantucket. I agree with Wigo that each of our experiences are going to be different, yet each of us is on a terrible journey to see that our LO’s are cared for until the end. Your primary job is t…7 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
look up BrainHQ in the app function. Subscribe to it and let him have his fun exercising his brain while he plays “brain games”.3 -
Re: progression question
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257354#Comment_257354 That is so how I feel at times. my Dh can talk politics with me ,news what ever. Then out of the blue doesn't have a clue of day…3 -
Re: Keeping a loved one at home vs nursing care
My hope is to keep DH (75yo, stage 5ish) at home with me. I've just started in-home part time 'sitters' (3, 4hr mornings). First sitter wasn't a good fit, and the 2nd sitter just …6 -
Re: Just as my DH is forgetting who I am, I am also forgetting who he is.
We are sad, for sure. I am going to pull out some of the old photos and put them out where I can see them. That will help me remember the good times we did have. We had bad times, too, as all couples…3 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Conversations with my DH are usually about him needing to get something done at the farm. Something that was a huge part of his life. Most times it's a lot of jibberish, hard to understand, foll…4 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Back to the original post. I know the feeling. I forget and try to tell him something he'll say who what where they doing exactly so forth. By the time I'm finished he's frustrated and…6 -
Re: Anyone interested in a zoom meetup?
I am new to the group, and looking to join a zoom meeting. Have an aging parent who is now 96 that I shared caregiving between siblings for a few years. These days, my siblings and I go through the b…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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