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Re: Our journey together.
so beautiful. She’s lucky to have you. Some people never find true love. So glad I found mine. My husband called me the love of his life. The last words he said to me were “I love you too Babe” 💜2 -
Alzheimer's and Finances
My 84-YO dad has Alzheimer's and is living independently still. He lives close to me, so I see him every day. As most of our loved ones, my dad does not recognize he has a memory problem. I am h…2 -
Our journey together.
We are in year 3 of my wife’s battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease but I still feel this way with her. To My Beautiful Wife Each time I look at you, I just smile to myself and think, You are p…8 -
Help with restless, sleepless nights
At bedtime, my wife will sleep for about an hour then will become restless and repeatedly get up and down, then roam around the bedroom and upstairs all night like a zombie. She has moderate/late sta…2 -
Re: Social Scientists, We Are Here
You are so right Bruce does live separately in their second home, could not live alone would have a full contingent for 24/7 care washing, dressing, eating, sleeping. Hey good on her I could do with …2 -
Re: Social Scientists, We Are Here
I too extol this forum and recommend it at every appropriate opportunity. i learned about the forum relatively early on from the Alz hotline. As I have mentioned in other discussions, this forum was …3 -
Re: Qualities I Need to Work On
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74048/qualities-i-need-to-work-on Thanks for this. I struggle with patience and this helps. These circumstances are just so complex and difficult. I love my DW and…3 -
Re: Long Naps
Talk about celebrating too soon. Napping during the day seems to have only been a little break preceding a DW wandering and collecting things all night long. Thanks dementia! Pour one out in honor of…3 -
Re: The Stage 8 Club
I understand exactly how you feel. I lost my soulmate in August 2024. He was diagnosed in 2021. He had a rare type of Alzheimer’s that progressed rapidly. I prayed his suffering would end but I didn’…2 -
Re: Long Naps
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253700#Comment_253700 Yep. Hugs1
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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