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The hurt from letting go
My DW is in the middle stage of memory loss. When she was lucid, she said she felt I didn’t love her anymore. I have to admit that my feelings are changing. Her behavior can exhaust me, and I realize…4 -
Re: Loneliness, Fear & Sadness
I could almost have written this myself. DH with ALZ, still kind but slowly losing his comprehension and beginning to lose rational thinking. Thank goodness this is still a come and go thing, but it …6 -
Re: Need some input
I agree with the above you need to look after yourself so that you can look after your DO. Please don’t be too hard or expect too much from her daughter children don’t have the experience of life to …3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
The radiologist's report was posted on the health portal this evening. DW has multiple lesions consistent with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. That explains why her abdomen hurts and why …2 -
Re: Loneliness, Fear & Sadness
You sound so very sad I just had to send you some love and say that I care. I have had a very hard day today but I shouldn’t have had a hard day all sorts of positive things have happened but my spir…3 -
Re: Loneliness, Fear & Sadness
I truly am afraid of slipping into depression caring for my DH. He is just not the same man he used to be. He does not talk and when I say something he just answers with one word. I cannot wait for w…3 -
Re: Wants to "go home"
Yes this is very common and with my DH it was his childhood home. When it was really bad and redirecting didn’t help, I would have to put him in the car and take a drive. Most of the time that helped…4 -
Re: Loneliness, Fear & Sadness
It’s hard to read some of these posts and responses. Many times I end up in tears because what’s being written is what’s in my mind and in my life. And seeing it in print just breaks me. I don’t have…3 -
Wants to "go home"
This is my first post. Husband was diagnosed with Alz/dementia a year ago, but in retrospect I know it began several years ago. Every day he says he wants to go home, even though he is home. When I t…1 -
Personal Care Tips
Hi all - my mother is in the later stages of dementia and has all but stopped her personal hygiene. I obviously try to get her into the shower. She resists say she has already showered earlier, or th…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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