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Re: Mom is still Transitioning
@Istoppedescaping i am so, so sorry for your loss. I know this has been a long journey. Hoping you can me gentle with yourself in this time of grief. I am glad you stopped back by. It helps to read o…1 -
Re: Showtiming Is Fascinating
One of the [clueless] doctors who we first saw even asked my DW if she thought her thinking was better now than in years past. DW immediately responded resoundingly that her cognition was better now.…4 -
Re: Hurt Feelings
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260110#Comment_260110 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260110#Comment_260110 Oh my word, I think you nailed it. Both his nieces are now in their…5 -
Re: Intimacy and guilt
Thank you to apll of you for taking a moment to respond. So true that this is such a horrible journey we're on and guilt certainly doesn't help any thing. Appreciate knowing I'm not al…2 -
Re: How to answer if your DH says he is dying.
Thank you all for your responses. It is such a hard conversation. I am going to talk to the Chaplain, and ask him to talk to my DH. After that, I will keep reassuring him that I will be with him no m…7 -
Re: Is sending a letter to mom with the truth a bad idea?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74688/is-sending-a-letter-to-mom-with-the-truth-a-bad-idea I’m new here also. Both parents have dementia at different phases. When it comes to health care issues l…1 -
Re: I’ve never lived there.
Dear @tonyac2 This is why they call this God-awful disease “the long goodbye”. Stories such as yours and others’ show why we are so heartbroken, sad, angry, exhausted, drained, etc. etc. etc. I am so…3 -
Re: How to answer if your DH says he is dying.
Thank you, HB! I like the idea of asking the Chaplain to talk to him. My DH is very close to our Chaplain, and I think that might be who could help DH be more settled. I'm going to talk to Chapl…7 -
How to answer if your DH says he is dying.
My DH is in the late stages of dementia. He has difficulty swallowing, and has lost nearly 40 lbs. He is wheelchair bound, sleeping a lot, and is double incontinent. During this Christmas season, the…8 -
Re: Hurt Feelings
We know the brain is broken and getting worse and whatever our loved one says is gone from their mind almost immediately but the words hurt. We are just humans and words hurt, sometimes terribly so. …6
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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