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Re: Hope we can make this board more active
@tigersmom i took your suggestion and called the Hospice bereavement line. I have an appointment next week and they will fill me in on support groups. I was doing better this weekend and woke up this…3 -
Re: Should I share my own surgery recovery with my LO that is in assisted living?
IMO just tell her you will see her soon or tomorrow. She has lost the sense of time. Skip telling her about your surgery and you will avoid causing her the stress of wanting to come and take care of …2 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
I know how hard this is on you. It’s exhausting … always shoving our feelings down deep while trying to remain calm for them. I also deal with the anger and yelling and cussing from my DH. It is so u…3 -
Re: Alone and missing friends. What to do?
It is rough! You have to change your life. Very hard and frought with emotions. If you are able I suggest getting both of you out of the house…daily if possible. A walk, drive through lunch pickup, s…3 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
Yes, but he became more violent. I didn't feel safe, couldn't sleep at night. There were voices in his head that told him to hurt me.3 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
I also feel this way. He is in stage 6, needs so much help. But, he knows me, he knows what he wants to do, but doesn't know how to do it. He needs constant care, and seems I cannot get a moments pea…3 -
Re: Vascular Dementia(10)
Thank You all for sharing! I felt like I was alone in my Journey. 💕1 -
Re: Vascular Dementia(10)
You are right… we have to learn as many strategies as we can to get thru each day!1 -
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
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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