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Re: Heading into the Holidays Alone
this time of year is so hard. Do what you feel like doing. My wise Mom told me when you lose someone to do things that honor their memory. She said to eat a piece of their favorite pie at holidays. S…2 -
Re: How To Find Purpose Again?
Thank you for the ideas. I just need to take the step to look around and put a little effort into finding things that I can enjoy and yet contribute. It is that first step that just has not been poss…2 -
No short term memory
My DH is in the same category. Honestly, the repetitive questioning drives me crazy. I constantly pray for patience. Sometimes I don't answer my DH and a lot of times I remove myself and go to a…4 -
Respite
As my DW keeps moving more into Stage 6, I've been thinking about how I have fought to get respite this past year and how much I am changed by it…in the best ways. I retired early, after crashin…16 -
Re: Social Media post/comments
Sort of a sideways workaround, maybe you can find some more TV things to interest him? Not the same, but maybe a substitute activity…….. If you look at YouTubeTV, there are a zillion things to see, q…2 -
Neurological Symptoms
I am here because my DH has been struggling with short-term memory loss for a couple years now. We don't have an official diagnosis yet, but the general consensus seems to be vascular dementia. …1 -
Skilled nursing care vs memory care
Looking for information and advice. We took my wife to a well-regarded memory care center but their assessment determined she had too many needs and required skilled nursing care instead. We were dis…4 -
Re: My DH is wanting to spend every minute with me
thank you Mandp523. I do not regret the knee surgery. He goes 3 times week to PT and complains about the pain. Difficult to get him to do at home. The meds I do feel made him worse. We almost weaned …2 -
Re: Terrified!
One of the hardest parts of caring for my DH was the uncertainty about life expectancy. Sometimes I was struggling so much that it seemed impossible to continue doing it for another day, let alone an…8 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
"I feel bad because I sat up all night with her on the last night, I fell asleep around 4:00 in the morning I woke up 10 minutes later and she was gone." Oh I wish you didn't feel bad …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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