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Mom moved to a nursing home about 4 months ago. She is doing very well. Her memory is not bad and she can carry on what feels like a very normal conversation. Her move to the nursing home was a disas…4 -
Re: Siblings lack of understanding
To all of you who have given suggestions and shared experiences, thank you. Your input is greatly appreciated. Legal and financial matters are all taken care of. DH no longer has control nor access t…6 -
What do you do with your big feelings?
What do you do to keep from exploding inside? (That’s an exaggeration of course.) I’m at the beginning of this long ride and I don’t know how you all do it. My DH keeps forgetting things we’ve agreed…11 -
Re: Newly Diagnosed Physician
Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m just starting mine, and frustrated with all the delays the insurance companies put us through.1 -
Don't know where we are in this
My 65 y.o. DH was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's this past July. I know things haven't been right for a couple years even before the diagnosis. I didn't know much of anything a…5 -
Moved into Stage 4
DH still works Sudoku. I think he will forget my name before he fogets numbers. What has changed is the frequency of wrong word substitution, stopping mid sentance to remember what he was going to sa…6 -
Re: Sons and their Dad
Oh goodness sandwichone the things we have to bare. Knowing your plight of non visits I shall plough through and count my blessings. Thankyou for your reply.1 -
Re: More about spitting…
It’s common for them to be able to swallow sometimes but not others. Is he under hospice care? Has a speech therapist done a swallow test? Is he home? The facility where my husband was did the swallo…7 -
Re: So instead of carrying grief…carrying my love?
Thanks for sharing. I see a man who posts on Facebook who makes the argument to change the way one sees grief, to retrain the brain. His argument is that the brain can be retrained to move from sadne…3 -
Fights about the dumbest things
the person I share a house with for the last 11 years - not a spouse or a legal partner - was diagnosed about two years ago, didn't tell me for about a year. I am not an official caregiver but i…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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