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Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
I’ve heard it called “ambiguous grief” as we are grieving the loss of someone who is still living. 😢 It really hit me a few years back as like you said, no more real conversations and the shift from …5 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
My DW, age 49 and in stage 5, moving into stage 6. I cannot look at who she "used to be"; it is just so painful. Not just that she is withdrawn (so I am if being honest) but that erosion; o…3 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73421/lonliness-when-caring-for-a-spouse-with-alz-dementia I appreciate your putting this out there. Many of us are in a similar situation. My DW has recently beco…3 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73421/lonliness-when-caring-for-a-spouse-with-alz-dementia https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/247122#Comment_247122 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/co…2 -
Re: Lonliness when caring for a spouse with ALZ/dementia
I was just having coffee with my parents, who I moved out to live near me about two months ago. We were talking about the long drive to bring them to CA from Illinois and got to talking about the so-…8 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
HB, we used to have a St. Bernard named Hutch. Charles went to the gas station one day and came back with him. A young couple were at the station and were pulling a small travel trailer and just coul…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Good morning. We've got unexpected sun after a stormy evening. I'll take it. Judith— Glad the hospital did right by you with the culture (and their darlings the troponin levels). It's funny, with mom…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
HB, I used to see a car in downtown KC with the license plate MST3K. I guess the driver was a fan too. I just finished a Washington Post article about the Guadalupe River flood. Apparently it is cust…2 -
Re: How to remain positive
Sorry to hear about your troubles - it must be hard with the arthritis added on. I can relate somewhat - when I see what others are going through and their situations are worse than mine, I feel like…3 -
How to remain positive
Many of you on here seem to deal with things really well I have arthritis which makes life more difficult doing everything & sometimes I feel overwhelmed with everything & miss my old life An…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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