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Re: They really have no idea!!
@blacksparky I feel pain in your mom's text. I can imagine that it is very hard to sit where your mother is right now— watching her son as he loses himself in the care of his life's partner knowing t…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
up and better…just a bit tired…will try to get through a stack of mail2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
Good morning porchies. We're also getting a taste of spring with temps forecasted to hit 58F. I am irrationally excited about this. Mint— Canning makes sense. I hate food waste when you need only a f…1 -
Advice for Going Back to Work
I took FMLA for a year to assist with the new diagnosis of Alzheimers for my mom. It was intermittent FMLA so while I still worked, I was able to take off for appointments, my own mental health, and …1 -
Re: New to group and majorly overwhelmed
Thank you both for the advice. It definitely helps me with some directions. It's just being able to manage it from afar and taking it one step at a time. I will admit I am a inpatient person and like…1 -
New to group and majorly overwhelmed
woof1980 She/her/hers / Ella Member Posts: 1 MemberFebruary 23 edited February 23 I'm trying to care for my grandmother from about 5 hours away. Her memory is declining quickly. I'm the only family t…1 -
Re: How to tell your teenagers
It's a hard conversation to have but an important one. My DH who also has EO and I are in our 40's with two teenagers and one elementary school age kid. When we told the teens we were as honest and s…3 -
Re: How to tell your teenagers
super helpful, my kids definitely suspect something. My DH had cancer on 2020 and it came back in 2024 so the kids have gone thru a lot. They watched their paternal grandmother die from Alzheimer’s s…1 -
Re: They really have no idea!!
I know this is going to sound really selfish but here's what I think: I am in my 8th year as a 24/7 caregiver for my DW who is in stage six Alzheimer's. My adult children are very uncomfortable with …5 -
Re: Did I Over React?
My husband is only 62 years old and he does not have a stressful job. That was part of what is so concerning - he loves what he does for a living, but business was very busy last year. We were also 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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