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Re: Getting lost while driving
driving has been a hot button issue at our house as well. DH is 62 and still working so this presents own challenges regarding driving. We have discussed this with the neurologist and our primary car…3 -
Re: In my feelings
Thank you. I’ll check out the 36 hour day. I have found that going to the gym helps my overall mental state but unfortunately I’ve been nursing an injury (nothing serious) so I haven’t been able to g…3 -
Re: In my feelings
Thank you. I read it and I’ll have to say that’s pretty accurate.4 -
Re: being prevented from communication
yes she is step daughter. the facility is being paid for with our shared funds and with my wife's pension. the daughters are paying nothing. so far they refuse to give me the name of the facilit…2 -
Re: being prevented from communication
I have asked that question a thousand times. The reason given is: the plan is to insure my wife's well being. And my wife has apparently agreed to it. I am told she was deeply depressed and angr…1 -
Re: Quiet Cracking - So many of us suffer from this
Yes, I do feel this almost every day. Thank you for posting.3 -
Re: Quiet Cracking - So many of us suffer from this
Thank you for posting this. Hits home for sure. I've been quietly cracking for some time it seems. Thank goodness for this site, my mini repite.3 -
DH somewhat aware of his mental state - how do you respond?
Hi everyone, I'm here again partly to vent and partly to see if anyone has any insight. My DH, diagnosed with Alz over a year ago <but I noticed signs over 3 years before that> and showing…11 -
Re: In my feelings
Read about Quiet Cracking. You are there. I posted it a few days ago. I did not write it, but it explains quite well how caregivers feel and what happens. I’m 69, my husband is 81. I feel like I am a…7 -
Re: You have to laugh sometimes
Bless his heart for trying! My “show me” moment was this morning when my husband said we were out of “those round things with meat inside”. I had no clue so asked him to show me the wrapper or packag…12
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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