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Says he doesn’t have Alzheimer’s
Background: My DH is 56 and was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s after an MRI, Neuropsychological Evaluation, and CT PET Scan. The doctor told him he has Alzheimer’s, and he and I talk about it…4 -
Re: pre loss grief
Like Linda Louise, I was surprised by the intensity of grief when my DH passed after 15 years of Alzheimers. While he was alive, my grief focused on what we were losing day by day. When he passed, th…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Good morning all, It’s been a busy week but I don’t feel that I’ve accomplished much. When my father and stepmom died, I was tasked with clearing out their house. In Missouri it was common to have an…1 -
Re: Anosognosia Is Overwhelming Me
My dear wife suffered this "condition" early on. We received the diagnosis of MCI about eight years ago after I shared my concerns for her health and we finally visited a neurologist. From …6 -
Re: Gentleness and Continuation
Thank you trottingalong just to hear that we all have the same sort of problems and how we are coping with them is comforting. https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252977#Comment_252977 It’s g…1 -
Re: Gentleness and Continuation
I think we are entering that appendage stage. I felt it the last few days. I’m in the bath now ( epson salts for my arthritis ) and in the last 5 minutes DH has been in here 8 times and then I lost c…1 -
Re: Gentleness and Continuation
From @RetiredTeacher “ To me the most irritating thing is the shadowing and constant need for 24/7 me being right by his side. So hard to get things done when they feel you should be with them consta…2 -
Increased appetite?
Recently DH has had an increase in his appetite. He will get up during the night and eat. I find the evidence of this when I wake up. I don't always wake up during the night when he gets up beca…1 -
Re: In hospital and medicine
Hospice was here in the morning and said that my husbands lungs had cleared up. 15 hours later he died. There is just no predicting.1 -
Re: Repercussions from shunt surgery.
Very sorry that you had a similar experience to ours after the VP shunt surgery. Please find support as soon as you can to stay safe. With other dementia in addition to NPH, the improvement with a VP…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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