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Re: Questions: Cleaning up poop with shaving cream
I slept in this morning because I torqued out my back assisting my parents on Thursday. I woke up to the crappiest bathroom event ever. When I walked out of the bedroom, DH was unhappy and had poop c…1 -
Re: Confusion in transition from sleep to awake
it’s happening to my DH more often as well. Almost daily. Mornings are his worst part of the day. Now I’m noticing confusion after a nap. He will even ask me if such and such happened or did he dream…2 -
Re: Words I never thought I would say
We're all human. No judgment. I think we all feel this4 -
Re: Words I never thought I would say
I am 58 yo, in excellent health and financially stable. My wife 60 yo,is late stage 5 / early 6. Some of the time I find myself wishing the decline in my DW would slow, other time I find myself wishi…12 -
Re: DW just diagnosed with Early onset Alzheimer's
I don’t know how old your grand babies are but we are in a similar situation. DH will be 62 this summer. We have 4 grandkids. The two oldest are 8 and the baby is 15 months. There are some great book…3 -
Re: Words I never thought I would say
I am with you on this! I prayed many times to the Lord that he would take DH (stage 5/6) soon, sparing him from going through the end stage of Alzheimer’s. Last Friday DH fell and the EMT came to lif…15 -
Re: Words I never thought I would say
My DH is not as far along, just confused at times and short term memory loss. He also has COPD and has these frightening breathing attacks because of very thick mucus that his weakened lungs attempt …4 -
Re: Words I never thought I would say
I think we all have those thoughts at some point, selfish or not. I believe any normal person would, but it doesn’t mean we don’t feel guilt for thinking them. I wish I could really know what my DH i…3 -
Re: Accepting
Thank you. I try to appreciate each moment we have while he is still present but I’m not always as patient as I know I should be and I feel terrible because he is such a good, gentle person and it’s …3 -
Re: Just when you think thing are doing prettygood
Yes my Dh stays by him self for 4 hours 2 days a week. My grandson knows when I'm not home now. It had not been a problem till a few days ago when the grandson showed up when I wasn't home. Now my Dh…2
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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