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ALZ, a time to laugh or chuckle, a time to cry
Just sharing a weird thing… DH in ES ALZ…We went to church and sitting in our usual aisle seat. ( I am immuno defecient so always try not to be between people). Some people wanted to be seated down t…9 -
Re: New here and need to talk to others
Hello Jacki. There are a great deal of challenges in living with dementia and cognitive impairment. It is great to have some help for the really difficult areas. Then one can focus on living and qual…1 -
How much longer does my dad have to be humiliated
my dad was diagnosed ALZ Dementia and aphasia in 2020. He was able to live in his house with little assistance for 2 years then just needed more and more help and got more and more confused. I had to…3 -
Re: He wants to see my list
hi crsandy. I don’t know if you were trying to convince your DH that he has dementia, or explain/justify the move to memory care- but sadly, both are futile. You don’t do either. When it comes to the…2 -
Re: Anger - not new but becoming absolutely untenable...
Laura, This is seems just like what I was going through. I was sleeping in my closet with pepper spray and was afraid of him hitting me eventually. He also accused me of affairs, yet I'm always home.…4 -
Re: Considering moving in with parents
monstoo, you don't mention what stage or if these behaviors happened suddenly or have been going on for some time. If you haven't ruled out a medical issue for the behavior (UTI, etc.), please check …2 -
Re: eating too much
hi silverplatter. A lot of dementia folks crave sweets, your DH is not alone.2 -
Re: did I do the right thing placing him in MC
The home he wants to return to might not even be the home he shared with you. My husband is thinking of his childhood home in England (which he left over sixty years ago) when he says he should proba…3 -
Re: He wants to see my list
…and double-check with the nurse that the physician has, in fact, at least scanned the notes before the appointment. We are less than a year into my DH’s Dx, and I spend a fair amount of time followi…4 -
Re: did I do the right thing placing him in MC
Hi Addy, I get your guilt. My DH is being transferred Tuesday from the hospital to memory care. It took the hospital 2 weeks to get the right dosage of meds to get him calm and compliant. I feel the …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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