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Re: Just venting
Not that I wish this on anyone, but I'm glad to know that others hear the same words I hear over and over and over. It does get old.7 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Have the holidays and her birthday coming up over the next month since she left us about 4 months ago. Not looking forward to it. Will do my best to attend holiday dinners and keep it together but th…4 -
Re: Just venting
Same here too. It’s everyday really. 1:30am wanted the keys to the car, punched my bedroom door a few times. And now today.. “ you need to move, I’m a grown adult and don’t need you.”6 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253145#Comment_253145 So many of the same things happening in our lives…we go to dinner with friends or family and my wife for the most part is fine. We ge…2 -
Re: Just venting
Having one here too…actually, most days are like this. Today he detests me because I'm too positive and don't realize how horrible everything is in the world…I'm just a Pollyanna, stup…7 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258905#Comment_258905 "We have the long goodbye and then the final one". My DH passed on August 18 at age 69- we had been together since we were …5 -
Re: Home health care
Hi Jenny, I'm sure perservere will be back with some more good suggestions, I will add my thoughts oh finding a helper in the meantime. People "new to the game" often say "I'…2 -
Re: Respite
I am surprised by how little I miss working. I found that I could not work and live with and care for my DH who has mixed dementia. If I could not work and afford a caregiver that would be the best o…4 -
Re: Our 1st day
My wife is now in stage 6. The hardest and saddest thing that hit me was her not knowing that I was her husband and knowing my name. At that point I accepted the reality that I was no longer her lovi…9 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Thank you for sharing all of this. It’s incredibly helpful to consider what I’ll be facing soon.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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