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Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
Welcome and so very sorry for your situation. Glad you found our forum. You are truly juggling so much and we can offer (((HUGS))).2 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
welcome. So sorry about your husbands diagnosis. We understand what you’re going through. Many here have spouses with early onset dementia and some have children at home. Come here often for support …4 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73458/new-here-caring-for-my-husband-and-our-young-family welcome this is a great group to vent or ask your questions, my wife diagnosed 3 yrs ago but no where nea…1 -
Re: New Here – Caring for My Husband and Our Young Family
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73458/new-here-caring-for-my-husband-and-our-young-family I’m sorry you need to be here but glad you found this site. It has helped me immensely in this place I ne…1 -
Re: Angry right now
Yes. I get frustrated at the lack of answers, at the fact that Alz research was barking up the wrong tree for so long (IMO), that so much research is canceled now, that families get so little support…2 -
Walks hunched over
DH walks hunched over and walks very slowly. He's basically looking down all the time. He walks with his head/neck bent downward but he also sits that way all the time. When I ask him to lift his hea…2 -
Re: New to all this
My wife "shadows" me as well, to the extent that I have to leave the bathroom door open. I am posting this at 2:10 AM because my sleep comes in fragments and she is asleep, otherwise she wo…1 -
New to all this
My husband was officially diagnosed with alzheimer's 3 weeks ago, in the early stages of this. I have bounced back and forth between denial, anger, tears and fear for what our life will be and for ho…2 -
Re: Cataract surgery with dementia
I’m taking mom with stage 4 dementia in for surgery Wednesday. I am also very nervous. She doesn’t seem to be concerned, so that is good. Mom is in assisted living and I also did the combination drop…1 -
Re: Angry right now
I am upset every day at the lack of answers and consistency between physicians. My father's appt. with a top neurologist keeps getting pushed out and our initial wait was 5 months; one week prior, th…3
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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