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Cell phone
My DW is 70, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 10 months ago, but looking back, it’s been a few years. I think she is stage 3 or 4, but, I don’t know what to do about her cellphone. She has given out …2 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
Oh, I feel I’m the Queen of Resentment! My husband is lost in Altzheimers. I have no idea who he is anymore. I’m trying to hold on to my faith, but no matter how much I pray, I’m not sure if the Lord…12 -
Re: Learning to live with the sadness
DW has been in MC for just over two weeks, and I've only visited her 3 times so far. She also asks about going home, and she collects things toward that end. I put a bunch of photos around her room, …5 -
Re: Learning to live with the sadness
My DW has been in MC since January and I try to visit every other day as it is only 11 miles away - I do my best to keep her in what she needs but the disease is doing what it does - She to would lik…5 -
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
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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