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Talking To One Who Knows
My dear wife left us in August, 2025. That was when the floodgates of grief were finally opened fully and all that I had been managing for years was allowed to be unleashed. As so many have described…5 -
Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
Thank you for this perspective. My husband was in the hospital and rehab for a month and after being a full-time caregiver for so long, it was hard to figure out what to do with free time. I felt gui…3 -
Re: In home care for parent- does not want help.. Los Banos, california
Your Mom should no longer live alone. It’s not safe. She could wander off. She is vulnerable to scams. She needs 24/7 care. A person coming in periodically probably won’t do. Read the book “The 36 Ho…1 -
Re: Using AI
Will it help me compose an obituary for my DH? I want to have it mostly finished before he passes away because I know I will be too emotional at the time to put anything together. Sounds very interes…3 -
Re: Sleeping is increasing
Oh yes. The increased sleeping, as I’ve seen with both my MIL and FIL who had dementia, is pretty common. From what I could see, it was exhaustion from trying to figure out the world and just getting…3 -
Re: Unprepared
Thank you all for your kind comments and hugs. They are much needed and I am grateful! I wanted to share one great thing that happened yesterday. I have a CNA a few hours a week so that I can go to t…9 -
Wife with Early Onset Alzheimer's
Hello, My wife is almost 41 and late stage 5 with EO. Both her brothers as well as her mother have already passed from the disease. Its been a struggle lately to say the least but both my parents and…5 -
Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
Good read Bill, as usual. I'm in year 7 going back to the diagnosis. Have a lot of the same feelings. I actually feel guilty if I've managed to get her to sleep and I go in another room to …3 -
Re: Unprepared
Dean @Metta My heart is so sad for you! This awful journey amazes me! Every day I think I just can’t go on anymore, and then I do (somehow). Each of us finds that inner strength to be there for our L…2 -
Re: In pain, exhausted, and resentful
@pamu, thank you for sharing insight and for the well wishes.🩷1
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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