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Re: Just venting
Same here too. It’s everyday really. 1:30am wanted the keys to the car, punched my bedroom door a few times. And now today.. “ you need to move, I’m a grown adult and don’t need you.”6 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253145#Comment_253145 So many of the same things happening in our lives…we go to dinner with friends or family and my wife for the most part is fine. We ge…2 -
Re: Just venting
Having one here too…actually, most days are like this. Today he detests me because I'm too positive and don't realize how horrible everything is in the world…I'm just a Pollyanna, stup…7 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258905#Comment_258905 "We have the long goodbye and then the final one". My DH passed on August 18 at age 69- we had been together since we were …5 -
Re: Home health care
Hi Jenny, I'm sure perservere will be back with some more good suggestions, I will add my thoughts oh finding a helper in the meantime. People "new to the game" often say "I'…2 -
Re: Respite
I am surprised by how little I miss working. I found that I could not work and live with and care for my DH who has mixed dementia. If I could not work and afford a caregiver that would be the best o…4 -
Re: Our 1st day
My wife is now in stage 6. The hardest and saddest thing that hit me was her not knowing that I was her husband and knowing my name. At that point I accepted the reality that I was no longer her lovi…9 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Thank you for sharing all of this. It’s incredibly helpful to consider what I’ll be facing soon.2 -
Re: Home health care
If you can handle the expense or the resource is available for any amount of hours, take advantage. You say that you are a little tired. It won't get better. In short order you will be a LOT tir…5 -
Re: Leqembi
To LBC83…I’m new to this site. Thanks for the positive comment on using leqembi. My wife of 55 years is due to start soon and I’ve been looking for feedback. Any chance of slowing her progression is …2
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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