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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 11/15/2025
GOD IS MY SHIELD Psalm 3:3-4a But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in …5 -
Re: Not eating and losing weight
They say don't force him. He can feed his self. Makes his own pb&j . Does all his own adls,except for meds. I've thought about the failure to thrive..1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
I never read any posts that are that long, but this time I felt compelled to. My wife is in stage 6, and you did a great job describing my life. I take care of her, but beyond that, I do what I want …1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
"I have lowered my expectations to nearly zero, and it has been very liberating." Bill, thank you for sharing this. I have shared your message with my Lewy Body Dementia group and it has go…1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
Thank you, Bill. Such a helpful post. I think my DH and I are on about the same timeline as you and your DW. I, too, am still working fulltime. I did get permission to work from home soon a couple of…1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
Sorry Bill...just reread your earlier post and stated that DW has had AD for at least seven years.1 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
Greetings Friends, I am happy that my post here has helped so many people. Sometimes, we just need to hear the truth. For most of us, that hard truth is simply that we are on our own, and no one is g…3 -
Re: The Cavalry Is Not Coming
Well, Bill, you are right. I posted earlier that I understood what you were saying but I wasn't quite there yet in accepting that the cavalry wasn't coming. Within the week, the car broke d…1 -
Scared of the clarity
My bf who is 46yo (eoa/ftd) stage 7, on hospice. No end of life care (morphine, haloperidol, the usual stuff). The last few weeks we have noticed a big decline. He stopped walking a little over 2 wee…11 -
Re: My DH is wanting to spend every minute with me
I understand how you must feel. My DH wants me around him just about all of the time - there are times I need to do other things. I wonder if he really understands why I am not with him all of the ti…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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