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Re: Who am I?
I’m where you are more often than not. I also think I’ve got it figured out, then comes a gut punch. My DH drains me with his constant yelling out, “mother”, “mom”. Sometimes I say what? And he answe…6 -
Won’t stay asleep
My dad won’t stay asleep the whole night, we have tried different kinds of melatonin. Any suggestions?1 -
Re: Downsizing with Dementia
Almost 10 years have passed since we downsized and moved closer to my daughter and her family. We only moved about a half mile across town, but it was a big undertaking since we had to clean out a la…10 -
Re: Where has my husband gone? Loss…
Pauline Boss writes about this in her book Ambiguous Loss. It's a difficult form of grief because there's no ritualized validation associated with it. My husband is gone, yet he's still here. I could…2 -
Re: Where has my husband gone? Loss…
(((Hugs))) yes, it is sad and lonely. There will come a time when your DH will not be able to the shopping and you will figure out the next step . For us it’s curbside pick up. I no longer initiate c…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Tigersmom, I bought peanuts during the winter for Rusty. WM has them. He and his wife llke the sunflower seeds. So cute to see them sitting up eating them. Yesterday I was watching him eat the seeds …1 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/248491#Comment_248491 I can certainly relate to your post. My DH can easily drone on for an hour talking about his youth growing up in Minnesota and his ti…4 -
DW Seizure
My DW who has been living with ALZ for 7 years (64 yr) had a seizure last week ( first one) about 9:30 AM in the morning. The seizure lasted about a min and to see your wife in convulsions was really…6 -
Re: Who am I?
Losing yourself when you’re a caregiver is common feeling. You are grieving what you’ve lost and what will never be. It helped me to stop thinking of my DH as my spouse and companion and to think of …4 -
Re: Who am I?
I have been where you are and some days I’m right back there again. I frustrate myself. I miss who my husband was and I think right now, I miss me more. I also think of my DH more in terms of him bei…7
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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