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Anger seems to last longer and longer
Last night, and a couple of nights ago, my DH started again with wanting to go to the "other house" and not understanding how all of our things could have gotten to this house. Of course th…6 -
Re: Thanksgiving MC
I wanted to follow up with you all and say thank you for your comments. They helped me a lot. I actually did take her out to my aunts house. And we all had a great time. Saying goodbye was hard but w…3 -
Re: Well, That Didn’t Go Well
Thank you all. My DW is so stirred up this morning from it all. She thinks we're breaking up and that I have a new love interest now. Sigh. I am so going to have this woman, who my DW knows already, …2 -
Approaching stage 8
My DH, who has been on hospice in a nursing home for a month, had a big downturn last night. He can no longer swallow and is aspirating on his saliva. Hospice has discontinued all food and drink, and…13 -
Apologies...
I came here today to apologize to this community. I belonged to 3 other groups in addition to this forum. I was asked by the moderator of one of those groups to no longer use the words "terrifyi…13 -
Re: Major Sundowner
@Cindybum DS, who works in AL facility that includes a MC unit, says that bad weather (probably changes in barometric pressure) can create behavior issues, even with the AL residents. Your DW may hav…1 -
Re: Major Sundowner
My DH's worst sundowning so far…I heard a loud banging in the night and saw a huge shadow of an arm and some poor object being smashed. Went into his room and he was 'killing' a flashlight with a met…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends(201)
Good morning……… Lorita your cold north wind has made it to our house. Quite the change from yesterday. We had a brief rain shower over night but its sunny now and very windy. I know what our dinner w…1 -
Re: Sundowners
Relating to this my DH messes up the TV, his computer, his iPhone, puts an empty kettle on to boil and asks if I have a brother (we’ve been married for 54 years, he knew my brother well) asks if I kn…4 -
Re: Sundowners
My DH made similar comments to me when he was in late stage 5. He one time told me that I was a really good person and he cared about me, but he didn’t think we needed to get married (we have been ma…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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