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Re: Parents Against Me
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74570/parents-against-me Sadly, I on the same boat as you. In fact, I just got a phone call from my mom an hour ago yelling at me and why I came here. To not feel …2 -
new to group but not to dementia
Hi All, I am not sure what I can do to help my husband when he yells at me so much. I can't write DH because he has been verbally abusive for a very long time. He also has GAD,OCD and depression…4 -
Re: His Battle Has Ended
I am so sorry. In my own experience, when my husband passed I was blindsided by the depth of grieving. Instead of being relieved, all the memories of him when he was well came back and left me almost…4 -
Re: His Battle Has Ended
So sorry for your loss of your dear Joe. May the love you share and your wonderful memories comfort you going forward. 🙏🏻2 -
Re: Just diagnosed
Hi Steve, I'm 77 and showing symptoms for a while. I think types of symptoms and speed of progression is different with everyone. Day to day I do ok. I use GPS a lot, finding it difficult to rem…6 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74541/am-l-really-losing-her-now So sorry that you are experiencing this with your dear wife. I too experienced it with my wife in the last couple years of her bat…3 -
Re: His Battle Has Ended
I am so terribly sorry for your loss. I too, pray for my DW to have a shortened dementia journey like your Big Joe did. May his memory be blessing.3 -
Re: Declined fast because of other health issues
Hi Flowers456, I can only speak from my experience and DH has AD and not early onset. He was hospitalized in January and was really confused and anxious/agitated first few days until his PCP added De…1 -
Re: Take your own care seriously…
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258224#Comment_258224 Your post really resonates with me and is exactly the same as my situation. I know exactly what I’m doing as I’m eating my emotions b…4 -
Re: The pain of living with ALZ
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258137#Comment_258137 reminds me of my grandmother. Had dementia & died in ‘68. Used to visit her often when I was in college as she alwsys lived next …4
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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