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Re: At My Wits End
Thank @Quilting brings calm and @trottingalong ….. I had no clue whatsoever. I was just sitting on my bed listening to music and singing when very very loud many bangs on my door happened followed by…2 -
Re: I need a safe space for me
It's a sad existence! Sometimes, I dream of packing my bags and disappearing. I don't like to talk to my friends anymore about what's going on because they look at me like I'm making stuff up. So I'v…10 -
Re: I need a safe space for me
I feel your pain. I was there, too. DH was literally out of control. Just when I thought all is lost, a dear friend took DH with him on a short trip (was nearly disastrous but survived it nonetheless…2 -
Re: I need a safe space for me
I know how you feel. I do go to coffee once a week with friends and they keep urging me to get some respite. I kow they mean well but we live in a semi-rural area so it's not easy. One of these frien…5 -
At My Wits End
At 830 tonight, my DH called the paramedics on me. So I’m in my locked bedroom and I hear footsteps…. 2 paramedics and 2 policemen are banging on my bedroom door. I’m shaking so bad I can’t even type…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Good morning. The site is acting up for me again this morning. It's particularly irksome to keyboard wearing a splint which makes the unreliability of the site a PITA. Iris— Seven is a sweet looking …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
I had wanted to have all my pets cremains buried with me. But I was told that cemeteries don't allow animal remains to be mixed with humans. I was instructed to take the stuffing out of a stuffed ani…4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Talking about burial, I hated it when people said; don't he/she look good, when they don't look anything like they were. I had Lou cremated and instructed both boys to have me cremated. If it will do…2 -
Re: Decompressing after a tough visit
nobody knows unless they’ve been there. I cried on the way home and cursed this dreadful disease. I remembered the moments when he said I love you too. The disease never took away our love. My DH had…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Starting to see more from the storms yesterday Here is something else we have to deal with This was in Benton, Louisiana just northwest of me. Ron2
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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