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Re: Looking into Memory Care and Very Sad
Life’s so hard and you never know what is going to be dished up to us. You sound brilliant to me your DH has been lucky to have someone so strong caring and thoughtful. None of us want this journey a…6 -
Re: Looking into Memory Care and Very Sad
My wife moved from the hospital to MC and yes it was sad. I felt guilty like I was giving up on her and abandoning her, but it was the best thing for her and for me. Now I wonder what I was thinking,…5 -
Re: Not Agitation or Aggression, But...
I have been waffling about MC for a while now, for some reasons different from yours but one very similar one - do I think he’d be happier in a nice facility with a staff that has more training and n…1 -
Re: Not Agitation or Aggression, But...
My wife has been in MC for about 18 months. She thinks she is there for a little while to regain her strength, she has no real concept of time. When she was home she was mad at me a lot of the time o…2 -
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
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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