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Re: The Mental Switch
I agree with @Carl46 , it wasn’t a switch but the realization if I don’t do it, it won’t get done (still struggling with it tho) The judging part hit home with me (thx Carl). As I was making pancakes…6 -
Re: Not eating , can the reason be because of knowing what lyes ahead ?
I do understand what you are saying and I do believe my DW made her decision when she was fine months ago . It doesn't though make it any easier that I can accept that if this is what she wants it's …2 -
Re: The Mental Switch
It wasn't a switch for me, or anything I consciously thought of. I just gradually came to realize we aren't peers anymore. It went from knowing she was not going to bring me my extra car keys if I lo…2 -
Re: The Mental Switch
For me, the mental switch was a gut punch at the neurologist office. I had been in the role of caregiver for several years for most things - yard work, finances, meal prep, driving - but like a frog …4 -
Re: Not eating , can the reason be because of knowing what lyes ahead ?
I'm not sure what stage she is in but what is it that keeps my DW from eating.? Is it e care the dementia or is it possibly her knowledge as a nurse when first she had heard from the neurologist back…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
My books about Ansel Adams have arrived via Abebooks. His auto biography begins with "If one feels inclined to embark on a journey into memory, after 82 years the experience promises to be kalei…1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming: 9 Year Edition
Your comment about having to be THE one who has to remember everything really struck home. This is the new wrinkle here. DH has always been the one to handle the taxes, keeping the budget, making all…3 -
Re: H
@ALgal - usually guardianship is needed for one, but I'm sure sometimes both becomes necessary. @harshedbuzz as always, thank you so much for sharing. What you said hit home, in that my mother is nic…1 -
Re: H
Just wondering - when both parents have dementia - (mom is extremely difficult, Alz/paranoid/mean), is seeking guardianship common? This is a debilitating disease and people don’t recover… their deci…1 -
Re: H
@Smilescountry your post came at a good time for me. I have to have a difficult conversation with my mom soon (just posted about this). Bracing for WWIII because of her difficulty facing multiple rea…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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