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Re: Fairly new to this dementia thing...
Welcome to this site. Thank you for sharing your story. Please feel free to post any questions you may have. I have gotten really good advice from the people here with actual lived experience with th…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (210)
Hello everyone! I'll be trying to come back. I've been really struggling. So much has been weighing me down, despite a few nice happenings. I'm taking deep breaths. Iris1 -
Re: 65 days in memory care
Thanks so much for your loving comments. I also got the same message from my son who has been so helpful during this journey. I'm lucky to have him and all of you. I will do all the things sugge…7 -
I have EO alzheimer's
It took forever to accept this diagnosis. My family has always held me to very high standards. Along with the diagnosis they all stopped contacting me. I have begged anyone even my husband to come ta…3 -
Re: We need a Plan B
I can attest to that. I had planned on caring for my husband as long as I was able but in late 2023 I was diagnosed with rare aggressive breast cancer. I had no choice but to place him in memory care…1 -
Re: Repercussions from shunt surgery.
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/253334#Comment_253334 Please don’t blame yourself. You were making the best decision you could with the information you had. You were hopeful it would help…1 -
Re: The Stage 8 Club
I am so sorry to learn that your beloved wife has died. Stage 8 is brutal, even more brutal because our loved one is no longer here to be our support. I am doubly in Stage 8. My husband died January …3 -
Re: When siblings do not help
I have so many posts here about my difficult brother. It is so hard. A difficult situation really shows a person’s true colors. Even then we try to see the good in people. I knew from the start my br…1 -
For any CALPERS retirees and caregivers of
We have been married for 37 yrs, my husband has had several strokes and has VD. Luckily his memory is still intact, he is capable of carrying on a conversation, understanding and can make his own dec…1 -
Re: Geriatric Psychologist
I'm referring to someone that can help you prepare what's to come, how to be a caregiver and coping with it. My friend told me about that kind of psychologist. To learn all about the diseas…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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