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Re: Freedom feels so good!!
boy do I hear what your saying!! Sad but I’m starting to understand it is what it is. Keep the faith3 -
Re: Decompressing after a tough visit
We started dating in 1972 at the age of 17; married in 1976; diagnosed in 2016; in memory care for 18 months; now on hospice. The door is only locked at night; an elevator takes me to her; a code is …6 -
Re: Reminders that don't remind.
My DH has dementia and recently a very close friend was diagnosed. I know lists just don’t work for DH. I was with my friend one day when another friend called her. They were very irritated that she …2 -
Betrayed
my lo knew he was having serious cognitive impairment. I knew long before he was willing to admit it and long before his law firm asked him to step down. He was aware enough to prepare legal action i…6 -
Re: Any spouse caregivers of Alz patient with teens in the house?
I’m 57 and my DH is 57….we have one teenager at home and two in college. My DH was diagnosed in January with EOD and had his first infusion 3 weeks ago. I feel he’s declined since the diagnosis. Our …2 -
Re: How do I get my smelly DH to put on clean clothes?
If you don't have a primary care provider, please try to find one. The ER and urgent care aren't equipped to help you ongoing. I agree that some medication may help. My DH does the same things but is…2 -
Re: Dementia, meds, alcohol
Thanks for the responses. I'll connect with his doctor though having his meds cut off or decreased has been my concern also. He takes other meds that also come with a warning about alcohol. It's hard…3 -
Dementia, meds, alcohol
This has taken me a very long time to post and I'm not sure why. Perhaps because I'm disclosing the thing that my DH would most like to keep secret, but I need help. In addition to dementia, hubby ha…4 -
Re: My new tattoo
In CA it's about the same for a private room. The good MCFs will be costly. Each time DH complains about how expensive it is, I'd ask if he wanted a roommate to which his reply was always an emphatic…1 -
Re: Freedom feels so good!!
That’s exactly what I was saying. If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have moved us back to be closer to her family. We built our retirement house with a couple of acres in the lakes of Minnesota.…7
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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