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Re: Impossible Mom
Hi Everyone. Feel better today. Process the reality and came back strong. Thank you again for all your valuable input. I'm going to start moving forward and making a plan which makes me feel a little…4 -
Re: Home care, will this work or not ?
tell her the help is for you not her. That may help. Hope it works out. Keep us posted. 💜2 -
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I’ve been following along for months now and decided it’s time to jump in. My DH is 68 and was diagnosed with EOAD and logopenic progressive aphasia. His latest neurology visit in December had him in…6 -
Re: Talking to who knows
Last month, my wife started playing "20 questions" to figure out who I was. It was devastating to me. I also found that she was writing my name on pieces of paper - I think in an effort to …1 -
Re: Talking to who knows
My DW sees her Mom and Dad in our house regularly now. Her Mom died 6 years ago and her Dad (95 years old) lives over an hour away and hasn't been in our house for several years. She also will ask me…3 -
Re: Four months
It's been nearly a year since my mom died and it's still hard. Her memory care is in our neighborhood and every time I walk past I have to fight the urge to head over to check on her. I still tear up…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Hi, it’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted. I’m still reading daily. Carl, thanks for the chuckle. I guess you’ll just have to wait and see what happens next. I hope your DW settles in quickly and …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Question: I couldn't bring myself to make so much as oatmeal and coffee this morning, so I went to the diner for mid-morning breakfast. Just as my food came, an elderly woman who had been sitting alo…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
We are looking at storms tonight and tomorrow with flood watches through Wednesday, with lots of wind. In other words, normal April weather. I got DW moved to the new MC with only minimal hitches and…1 -
Re: Four months
I feel you @BassetHoundAnn . I haven't shredded much at all yet. I've moved all of my files relating to Peggy's care into a different filing cabinet. I'll shred it all, but not yet. I hear you about …4
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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