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worried about my own memory
My husband was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimers and lately I am wondering if I have alzheimers. I do not know if it is from the stress. He is very negative and constantly talking about what is w…3 -
Re: So over this...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73753/so-over-this I totally understand. I get yelled at and sworn at and everything is a struggle as I provide care 24 X 7 for my DH who has mixed dementia. The d…5 -
Re: So over this...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73753/so-over-this Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. I feel the same way.1 -
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
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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