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  • Re: Meeting with friends?

    Thank you all for your comments. I have contacted my friends wife and we will be heading to their location later in the week.
  • Re: Dealing with BM Clean up!

    oh boy thank you all for your responses! Wasn’t sure if I should post this, but I was so overwhelmed and hoped this board would help. You came through as usual and the some! Thank you 😘
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    I feel like I am walking in mud. I try to keep busy doing paperwork necessary...But when night time comes I have never felt more sadness and so alone…just thought I would check in with everyone
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    so I called a ln estate lawyer I've worked with in the past ( not an elder care lawyer) and they didn't see any issue with it and said it was a dmv issue. My other thought is to get a carma…
  • The Right Answer

    My Mom is in early stages of Dementia, lives along and is very stubborn. My sister and I are her care givers. We have seen her decline while making bad decisions. Our current situation is that she wo…
  • Re: So Tired This Morning

    So sorry your night was so rough. Definitely been there. I’m a morning person, so days when I get up and know I’m still tired and don’t feel like doing anything are not good. Haven’t had a complete n…
  • Re: So Tired This Morning

    I’m with ya girl. All we can do is vent here and scream loudly in pillows. It’s so beyond tired and weary… I often wonder where our second winds come from. I’m so sorry, wishing you so many blissful …
  • Re: Dealing with BM Clean up!

    The fecal incontinence will be the thing that breaks me in two. Yesterday DH had very loose stools. Several times I had to change and clean him. The breaking point was when he had it all over himself…
  • Re: I need a hug please

    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254240#Comment_254240 Thank you…. No driving for over a year now. He asked me to take him to the beer distributor today and when I declined he stormed out …
  • I need a hug please

    So today is our Wedding Anniversary and he wants a divorce again. I didn’t say anything cause he’s been tormenting me since I woke up. It hurts cause I asked him if he’d like to go away for one night…

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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