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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
The sun's down, it's 72 degrees with a breeze. The western sky is still blue, and the band of clouds above is tinted peach by the remains of the sun. Fireflies are flitting about my back yard, lookin…2 -
Re: Just needing support
Hugs and prayers to you. This is a very sad disease. Going on 5 years dealing with this with my husband. I try to redirect the conversation to something completely different. Walk outside and take de…3 -
Re: The Cavalry didn't come......
Gothic Gremlin - thank you so much for your response. Most of our good friends are still in South Carolina. We moved back here (New Jersey) to be closer to family when it was clear that DH's dementia…4 -
Re: Family Visit
Thank you all so much for all the advice and helpful hints. I am actually making notes how to cope. One on one is so different to yes NINE extra people in my DH’s little safe territory and I do want …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
My father told me about the year his father planted a field of watermelon during the Great Depression, when wheat was selling for 5 cents a bushel. This was in Texas and they had a good crop, but the…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
I bought a striped seedless watermelon, not real large, for $4. The seeded variety have better flavor, but I haven't seen any of those yet and my son is coming for Independence Day, so I grabbed it. …2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (207)
Happy Saturday. Warm and cloudy here today. All this talk of fritters. Yikes. I can take them or leave them unless we're talking conk or oysters— then I'm all in. Lorita—I suspect it'll take a villag…1 -
Re: The Cavalry didn't come......
I have a brother that didn't help when our dad was dying of cancer, then complained about how I handled it. I have kids that asked what they could do to help with their mom and then did nothing. It s…4 -
Re: The Cavalry didn't come......
I have spent a lot of time and energy trying to convince my brother that I need help with mom. I was constantly stressed and angry with him. The day I finally accepted that he was never going to help…3 -
Re: The Cavalry didn't come......
Thank you for your replies. I forgot about Bill's brain reset - I need to work on that. I don't think I will ever forgive them for this. Especially his daughter (my step-daughter) who has criticized …9
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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