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Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/255456#Comment_255456 help! I’m having second thoughts and feeling overwhelmed. So much paperwork and copies and such personal information they need. Is th…3 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
feeling overwhelmed. More forms. Copies of stuff much personal information. I’m starting to have second thoughts. The logical me knows it’s best. But not feeling good about this at all.3 -
Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
Give yourself grace. What we have to endure each day is more than anyone who is not in our shoes can understand. For the first time since my DH diagnosis in 2021, I also had words with him on Saturda…10 -
🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
oh boy! Never thought I'd not recognize myself but today after my rant and I mean all day rant I had no idea who I was! He crossed the line, broke my back, went beyond what I could handle. Not j…27 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
I suffered during the time leading up to DH admission. I had many second thoughts and visiting was difficult. Now, he can't discern between me and his sister and for some reason, that makes it e…6 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
it is definitely much work prior to admission . Several times I almost pulled the plug on the respite start( same admission requirements for respite and placement). I was exhausted after all the pape…3 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
I’ve heard over and over again that it’s much harder on the caregiver than it is on the spouse. I hope that’s true because I’m about to start on this path to MC also. I like what @MaryMN said about d…5 -
Frustrated and conflicted
My husband is 77, had several strokes, VD and other serious health issues and does not acknowledge he has serious problems, including dementia. He does not want to go to any more drs appts but his sl…4 -
Re: Evening g depression
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74305/evening-g-depression https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74305/evening-g-depression I have the same comments sometimes. It hard not to take it personally. I …2 -
Re: First Post
Thank you all for your kind words and concern. To answer your questions… my boys are definitely aware of his disease. They go to school full time and have both had part time jobs since high school. T…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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