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Re: Memory Care, Early Retirement, or Keep Pushing On?
Bill, Wow, your message resonates. My circumstances are very similar and I am struggling with the same choices. DW is now checking the box on most Stage 6 items and I've started touring facilities. O…2 -
Re: TSA UGH! Airport Experience
I'll just say it, that infuriates me. I'm so sorry that happened to the both of you. I will say that we both wear Medic Alert bracelets and can show them when in line and have avoided DH having any i…1 -
Re: alz...the disease that is full of surprises
My mom would spin incredible stories from the past, full of mixed up details and plots from tv and names I recognized from her Christmas card list. Much of the time she thought I was her sister and s…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (199)
Good morning! I pray that everyone in the oath of Helene stays safe. I'm home now, was so anxious to get back, I drove straight through, took ne 8 hours. Sore this morning and a lot to do; start mail…1 -
Redirection on Delusions
Hello my heroic, supportive, and likely exhausted friends. DWs waving at the people on tv has gone from sad/but kinda cute, to just sad. She now thinks they are waving to her and sometimes coming out…2 -
Re: I Would Pay Money for a Little Anosognosia
Hi Cindy- it’s good to hear the other side of the coin. My DW has anosognosia and I’ve always felt it made it more difficult. But that’s me being selfish , because it has made it impossible so far fo…3 -
Re: One of my biggest concerns
This is a concern for me as well. My husband is 12 years older than me, I’ll need what we’ve saved for retirement. I’ll bet dollars to donuts I’ll be working until my death because I can’t seem to ge…1 -
Re: One of my biggest concerns
I am new and this is my first post. I have the same concerns and have been trying to navigate the medicaid jungle. My husband will not cooperate with any plans so I find myself stuck in this no man's…1 -
Re: keeping on
I naively thought that when my mother went into long-term care at a nursing home memory care unit that I'd be able to exit the Struggle Bus. So so wrong. My stress level possibly even increased. Now,…1 -
Re: TSA UGH! Airport Experience
So sorry to hear that as well, like so many situations good training does help but running into a compassionate TSA officer was my experience thank God. A few years back, DW with EO FTD went to Detro…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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