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Re: 10 things "I've" learned about MC's.
ghphotog, A well composed list. My additions. 1.Pitch in when appropriate: a. If staff is overwhelmed at meal time help serving the meal. b. If taking you LO out to a courtyard on a nice day offer to…8 -
Re: Need support hubby needs assisted living
I do the same luckily we have an open shower no doors etc so we can shower together, once upon a time it would have been romantically fun, all I can do is laugh at this and sometimes sing ha ha! It’s…5 -
Need support hubby needs assisted living
I’m at my wits end. I can’t handle having him here anymore. He’s having incontinence a few times a week. Sleeps until noon or 1 pm. Can’t remember last time he showered. I gave up on asking him. Didn…1 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
This post resonated with me as I am 17 months into “stage 8”. DH passed in April, 2023, just shy of the 13 year mark since Dx, although there were subtle signs prior to Dx. I check the forums regular…16 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
Exactly! I feel like the hamster on the wheel, moving but not getting anywhere. I've much to be thankful for even though we are nearing the 11th year from when I first noticed my DH's symptoms. He ha…5 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
It's very cruel, unfair and crushing to watch this happening to them and ourselves as their caregivers providing daily life support as we provide less and less for ourselves. It's not fair at all.5 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
We are 8 years from diagnosis and 12 years since the onset of symptoms. It seems like it will never end. It is so cruel.5 -
10 things "I've" learned about MC's.
These are just a few of the things I've seen in the last 6mo. My DW is in a fairly decent facility but there is no perfect place. When you place your LO in an MC facility and walk away, that will be …14 -
Re: Cycles of doubt
My DH was in the Geri-psych unit for two weeks and now has been in Memory Care for almost 1 week. I am second-guessing my MC decision all the time now because I am so lonely! It is so quiet in the ho…6 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
Spin-need, hang in there. Time seems to stand still and drag on and on but as caregivers we live day to day, one day at a time, one moment at a time and when you come up for air you realize just how …10
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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