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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
I feel cranky this a.m. Last night, in the hotel, the people next door were LOUD - till almost 1 a.m. It wasn't music; it was fighting or partying or simply loud talking. I went to the wall and bange…1 -
I did what I said I wouldn’t
After 60 years of marriage and in year 15 of caregiving I always have said I would never wipe my DH’s royal hiney. That never day came with you know what on the bathroom floors, toilet seat, etc. and…13 -
outings
Is it helpful or harmful to take the person for a ride or to a relatives home for a few hours when the person with dementia wants to "get out of here". Will returning to the facility be eve…1 -
Re: Showboating?
I find that others don’t usually understand our loved one’s limitations. So when they talk about how they are working on this or that or have plans to xyz, unless these things are way out in left fie…4 -
Re: Showboating?
I find the showtiming is very hard to deal with emotionally. I thought HB description of Christmas lights was really helpful and it explains why sometimes my DH thinks I'm his sister and out of the b…1 -
Financial crisis in the making part 2
I had posted here a couple of weeks ago. You are all so wonderful to have given me advice, which I am following through on as well as I am able. My dh is not able to make sensible decisions about mon…2 -
Re: DH has the flu
My DH is sick and in the 7th stage of alzheimers but has covid and the decline is so bad. I took him to ER but no one told me his decline was temporary, but I did read where some of it can be reverse…2 -
Re: How do you respond to family inquiries?
My dh's family is vaguely supportive—that is, they don't undermine me but the most support I have ever gotten was a phone call. He was stage 5 on diagnosis, and I told them (parents and brother) the …1 -
Re: Looking for MC
Thank you Denise. I found a memory care facility that is active, bright, and the staff is very upbeat and capable. But still, I am so sad, I can't stop crying at the slightest thing. He will be trans…4 -
Showboating?
Does anyone know how LO’s are capable of showboating? If they can behave differently with others, why do they challenge their caregivers in unreasonable and even harsh ways? If the brain is “broken” …2
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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