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  • Re: Snacking problem

    No, my DH has the opposite problem, not eating enough. Or, chewing the food then spitting it out. There are people on here who have way more experience with eating challenges, but one thing I do know…
  • Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming

    Wee done Bill. This is an excellent explanation of our world and needs to be kept alive and easy to access for every new member of our club. I just happened to be scrolling back through older threads…
  • Re: Scared of the clarity

    I had heard of this "surge" happening, and then I experienced it with my father-in-law. He didn't have dementia, but after he fell and broke his hip, he wasn't the same. It change…
  • Re: No short term memory

    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74620/no-short-term-memory DW is similarly without short term memory and her cognitive skills are negligible, although even 8 years after the Alzheimer's diag…
  • Re: No short term memory

    My DW was diagnosed with EOAD at 53. It’s been three years and she is now in late stage 5. She has no short term memory left. Her speech is limited to maybe 300 words now and makes no sense when talk…
  • Snacking problem

    My DH (stage 4-ish ALZ) is snacking constantly. I've stopped buying anything "junk food" (nuts, cookies, etc) and have been buying him grapes, raisins, and mandarins which he will cons…
  • Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming

    Bill, I remember some of your earlier posts. Your situation reminded me of our situation. We are in our 60's, basically on our own. This is definitely not how we expected our 60's to go. We…
  • Re: When the marriage was not good.

    This is such a heart softening, soul cleansing, therapeutic post… back to life….. I’m so glad i stumbled on it. Sometimes it helps to keep reminding ourselves we are human and make life altering mist…
  • Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming

    Thanks Bill! I'm not quite there yet, but getting there.
  • Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming

    Bill thanks for your post, like others I have missed your post. They are mostly on target. Our attitudes do make a difference. Many times I want to cry or scream, but like that old saying “fake it ti…

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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