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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Thinking positive thoughts for everyone in the path of severe weather. I hope it all passes you by. HB - I had much the same thought about using that image as an avatar. Actually, I wouldn't do that …1 -
Learning to live with the sadness
That's what I was thinking about driving home from MC today. DH has been in MC for 15 months and I am still so very lonely at times that I start crying. I thought he was adjusting well after a rough …12 -
My new tattoo
I’ve begun the process of touring memory care facilities and the costs are sometimes just ridiculous. Today I visited a nice place, not grand but nice. The price for a private room in MC was $12,245 …7 -
Mom Now Living With Us
Hello all. I am new here and wanted to give some background on our journey so far. I am looking for any guidance or anyone in a similar stage of life to talk to. I really am struggling mentally and e…6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Two tornado warnings used just śouth of us. One included the town where I go and about six moles east. But they just dropped that one . It started raining about 10 and is pouring. I saw our girls thi…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
😟 pulmonary will not clear me for surgery said I was high risk for pulmonary complications. Nurse told me that she would see about getting me into the pain management clinic. Son told me when they go…1 -
Re: Losing/hiding things
100% common. I hear you. This is EXACTLY what my Mom has been doing for a while. She goes through manic phases where she gets very agitated and "rage cleans" her room, part of which involve…1 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
So appreciate this place to be honest and know that you all understand. I think we all feel the resentment at having to deal with this unbearably sad and hard disease - the toll on our emotions, fina…4 -
Re: Anosognosia Challenge
Treasure hunt! Try to find where DW put something. She will even ask about it and assert that someone must have stolen it. Most common: glasses, wallet, keys. She no longer does things "the way …3 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
My DH has EO Alz and he is only stage 4/5. He is 50… I’m 43. Still raising kids. I am SO resentful that my experience as a mother and my kids’ childhoods are all about his dementia. Our lives have be…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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