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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
Hello Front Porch Friends. Lorita and GG, thank you for asking about me. My DD and SIL and myself have been pretty sick with the flu we were all running fevers of 102 and slept most of 2 weeks. I had…1 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
I’m so sorry about your wife. Sadly I’m not aware of any treatments to slow progression after someone with EO has reached the moderate stage. If there were treatments, the Mayo Clinic & the Neuro…4 -
Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/244251#Comment_244251 im hearing you and run a parallel with you. So hard isn’t it.1 -
Re: I wish you all peace
Thank you for this post. Other than driving around to look at decorations, I truly can not take my DH out anymore. It is just too hard and emotionally draining. Peace to all.6 -
Re: I wish you all peace
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74812/i-wish-you-all-peace Thank you for this. I really needed to see this. I wish for peace for you too.2 -
Re: I wish you all peace
Thank you. I wish you and all the others the same.2 -
Update posted in comments - Move forward with hip surgery for DH?
I'm still not positive what stage my DH is in, but guessing stage 4 with some symptoms on 5 creeping in. Some days he seems close to "normal" and then there are days that are the oppos…8 -
Re: New to this whole thing
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253494#Comment_253494 OMGosh, this is exactly what I need to help me focus on what I need to work on. My 63 yo husband was just diagnosis with Alzheimer�…3 -
Is There An Organization That Rates Home Care Agencies
Hello. I am starting to consider my home care options. My husband was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimers last month. Like many people, I want to be able to keep him home for as long as possible bu…2 -
Re: I wish you all peace
it’s 9:30 at night and we’re in bed. Been here since 6 or so just like every night. The DW mumbles and grunts. Gets up and down. Even with the meds. Then drifts into a semi conscious state where the …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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