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Re: First Post
It is indeed a devastating road we are on. I keep reminding myself, it’s not him, it’s the disease that I’m angry at. Instead of spending so much of our precious time being angry at the disease, I’m …7 -
Re: First Post
I remember being where you are at the beginning. It can be overwhelming. Make sure you have power of attorney for both medical and financial. And during all that, you deal with the emotional upheaval…8 -
Re: Anosognosia Challenge
DW was a college professor for 30 years. She thinks students and faculty might want to come to the house (where she imagined she worked, rather than an office elsewhere) for her instruction and guida…4 -
Re: Anosognosia Challenge
Extremely challenging. My DH was a hardwood flooring contractor from the old days of nail down floors, sand and finish. He’s always been handy at making and fixing things. Now everything confuses him…2 -
Importance of connection for caregivers
Just thought I would share a recent experience. My DH bounces back and forth between stage 4 and 5-mostly five. We recently took a car trip to visit family and he handled the car ride very well which…13 -
Re: Impossible Mom
Link opened. mom is stage 4. This just got very real and very terrifying with no money/medicaid to set her up to be cared for properly. If you knew me you'd know I don't overwhelm easily but thats wh…2 -
Re: Impossible Mom
Hello and thank you. No, I do not have DPOA or HIPPA. She fights me on everything, literally. She won't give me either and also will not let me help her sign up for Medicaid (she has Medicare), she s…2 -
Impossible Mom
Hello. I've been dealing with my mom for a few years now and am becoming desensitized and hopeless. I'll try and stick to the main details otherwise this will be a book. Background on mom: she'll be …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
The wind gusts ranged from 60 - 90 mph and the streets are full of downed trees and power lines. The city has asked us to stay off the streets. This is a good day to catch up on the magazines that pi…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
HB, yes cymbalta is what have me taking. I tablet as they wean me off the duloxetine and then 2 tablets. I went to Missouri a few months after Lou died and loved it. If I decide to move, I will revis…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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