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Re: Not liking my feelings
I just joined today and your post is exactly how I am feeling! My mother is able to live on her own, drives to the grocery store, and does not live with me (thank God). No help from siblings. Neither…1 -
Re: I need help
Hi DWTired, thank you for your comment. I just joined this morning. I am so exhausted and burned out. Trying so hard to hang on, as things get more difficult everyday. He cannot entertain himself, so…1 -
Hospital bed time. Moving really fast
I added an Update in the comments I got a call tonight from the AL nurse. Mom rolled out of bed tonight. Since this counts as a fall ( in my opinion), it’s three falls in 9 days. The AL nurse had pre…4 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
Don’t feel bad… we all have days like that, we just get to the end of our rope and hang on for dear life! Venting helps ALOT I have a support group I go to once a month, added a Zoom support group an…1 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
so sorry. We understand. It’s not him, it’s the disease. He can no longer help do things. He shouldn’t go out by himself. He doesn’t shower because he can’t remember when he showered last, he can’t r…5 -
Re: How to get over how mad dad was at me for moving him to ALF
Thank you, FB. This statement is simple and beautiful and touches my heart and is something nobody else has ever said to me. Thanks.3 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
I can’t see me putting him in MC yet… he still knows who I am. Did your DH still know you?1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (200)
Good morning Many years ago! Ron5 -
Re: Vascular Dementia(10)
Same thing here…what day is it (over and over), what month is it, what's for dinner, if you're not doing anything would you look up this kind of dental floss on google, if you're not busy (if I say n…2 -
Re: Vascular Dementia(10)
My Mother had and died with and of Vascular dementia . Disease progress was about 11 years Very similar to what you describe But there is no standard progression1
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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