Have any questions about how to use the community? Check out the Help Discussion.
Popular Posts
-
Re: Intimacy and guilt
I’m having the same problem. My DH can’t remember anything for a minute or 2 but he has taken Cialis for many years and has a reminder set on his phone to take it daily. Sometimes he will ask me if I…4 -
Re: Moving to a Care home.
Life shouldn’t be this hard but for some of us it is. What terrible things you are going through. Hopefully you will be up for some rest and peace very soon. Hugs.4 -
Re: Caring for parents - Long distance
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260180#Comment_260180 thanks - I value all feedback. I can be argumentative…I wonder where that comes from?!! I hope at least I can learn some lessons for …2 -
Merry Christmas?
My DH is Stage 6, mostly cognitive age 4. He was diagnosed 4 years ago. Because he was an athlete, he is very physically strong. He still has joy for our dogs, loves to eat, and mostly easy going. Un…17 -
Re: Barely Surviving Everday…
I shouldn't say I understand because no one can truly understand what anyone is going through… it somehow seems patronizing to say those words. When I lost my child, I remember people coming up …7 -
Re: Barely Surviving Everday…
Welcome. Unfortunately it’s only going to get worse. I don’t think the situation your are describing is sustainable. One of the most important first steps after diagnosis is to see a lawyer. Has your…8 -
Moving to a Care home.
My DW is being moved to a care home. She constantly screams at me. She has been in the hospital for 5 days now. Tomorrow she will be moved to a care home. Today I got her bed etc. moved to the care h…11 -
Barely Surviving Everday…
Hi, I am new here. By a grace of God, I was given this website, believe it or not from a woman that was a customer service representative at the Treasury Department. My mom has Alzheimer’s, and I sus…4 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
I saw my life as I knew it forever change when in the journey of anticipatory grief of dementia, but it is now forever changed since my DH passing.5 -
Caring for parents - Long distance
New here, live out of state of my parents. Dad is over 90, now in a long term care facility for almost a year. Recently formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Mentally he continues to deteriorate but f…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
Read more