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Re: Feels Like a Lose-Lose
Welcome. I often feel like I’m in a loose loose situation. It’s tough. We want our loved ones to be safe and happy. Sometimes happy just isn’t possible. My mom has said hurtful things to me before de…2 -
Re: Grieving
Your post hit me hard this morning. The B word is a constant now. Our wedding anniversary is in a few days and today he wants a divorce. He went off to phone an attorney, but can’t dial the phone unl…6 -
Re: So over this...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250418#Comment_250418 I totally identify with your post. We have been married 4 decades. Most of that time him controlling me. Always everything his way. I…2 -
Care home wants more meds because of aggression
My DH has late-stage early-onset Alzheimer’s with aphasia. For his safety and because I work full time, we had to move him to memory care 10 months ago. Before moving he would sometimes strike out at…6 -
Grieving
I find I am grieving the intimacy that we used to have. I tried to hug him this morning he said to me, I don’t love him. I felt like it tore my heart right out of my chest. We have been married for 6…10 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Morning, been busy, still have a lot to do. After acupuncture yesterday i went to the Veterans Cemetary in Springfield to register. It is a beautiful, well kept Cemetary. Today I hope to register my …2 -
Do we ever sleep?
Here it is at 4 am. Been up since about 2:30 am, not unusual at all. As I scroll through the threads here, now and then offering my two cents, I noticed the times of postings. Amazing number seem to …7 -
Re: DH always wants to leave the house
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253717#Comment_253717 Your thoughts resonate with me as my dear wife also would try to do things she seemed to feel were her roles in the home. Obviously s…2 -
Re: Social Scientists, We Are Here
I would be lost without this forum. All the neurologist told me, at the third appointment after getting DH onto Donepezil and Memantine to (hopefully) stabilize him, was “you know he’s not going to g…3 -
Re: Our journey together.
so beautiful. She’s lucky to have you. Some people never find true love. So glad I found mine. My husband called me the love of his life. The last words he said to me were “I love you too Babe” 💜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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