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Re: Unprepared
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74788/unprepared sending hugs.3 -
Re: Showtiming Is Fascinating
I go to all DH appointments and when he showtimes I will shake my head subtly to the provider so they understand it’s not true. He recently told our PCP that this disease doesn’t impact him at work y…2 -
Re: Moving to a Care home.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74779/moving-to-a-care-home I am sorry you are going through this. I am slowly learning how to blame the disease and not my DH. None of this is our spouses fault.4 -
Re: Unprepared
How in the world does a person prepare to have their heart ripped out? Big, big hug.8 -
Re: Heart Breaking
I am so very sorry for all of THIS, @Biggles and I wish I could find words to offer a tiny bit of comfort. You do have people to listen to you and understand your heartbreak. We are here for you. Big…3 -
Re: In pain, exhausted, and resentful
I know how you feel. You are at a difficult stage right now with her and you will need to find little ways to make caring for her more manageable for YOU until you are able to get her full time care.…2 -
Re: Unprepared
I am very close to where you are in our journey. My DH was changed quite a bit in the last couple of months and even more just the last 2 weeks. He can no longer walk without a walker and when he is …10 -
Re: In pain, exhausted, and resentful
@JulietteBee I am so sorry. Of all of the losses that come with dementia, I sometimes feel it is the loss of empathy that feels most like a gut punch in the context of the physical and emotional weig…1 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260178#Comment_260178 mine too. 😢💜2 -
Re: Heart Breaking
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260260#Comment_260260 Juliette it is sole destroying and heart breaking but it’s comforting to know that there is a group of caring people that understand.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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