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Re: So over this...
I think dementia has an ugly way of bringing out the worst traits in a person with dementia. This makes us question is it the dementia or is it just them. Are they speaking how they really feel or is…3 -
Re: How much do they know
I'm new to this group after having just been officially diagnosed with AD, and I don't believe I'm at the stage where your wife is. However my Mom is likely at the same stage and what …2 -
Re: So over this...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250526#Comment_250526 You nailed it! Each morning I say :Today I choose joy" and by mid afternoon I've lost my cool. I have a 4 year old DH livin…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
a lousy day yesterday..going to try a pedialyte…lol1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Morning, not a good start to my day. I was going to take in the clothes, get gas, deposit the refrigerator check and get arthritis meds for the GPs. But about the time I got up an ocular migraine beg…1 -
I don’t think I can do this
My mother and stepfather had both been in decline for several years and I have tried multiple types of interventions and been spending about half of my time with them at their house 2 ½ hrs from me f…2 -
Re: beginning this journey with my mother. feeling alone
Thank you all for your kind responses and very helpful resources. I have been a bit paralyzed, overwhelmed, etc, but I will educated myself to do the best for my mother.1 -
Re: beginning this journey with my mother. feeling alone
Hugs! 🫂 You got this! When the stressful times come, and they will, simply remember to breathe.🙏🏽1 -
End stage
My father insists on taking care of my mom till the very end. He is struggling medically as well and they need lots of support. They are currently in assisted-living however I’m wondering at one poin…1 -
Re: Qualities I Need to Work On
Thank you for sharing! DH loves going grocery shopping and I loathe it! But now more than ever! What should and would take me tops an hour now runs into 2 hours when he comes with me and double the p…2
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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