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Re: You have to laugh sometimes
Bless his heart for trying! My “show me” moment was this morning when my husband said we were out of “those round things with meat inside”. I had no clue so asked him to show me the wrapper or packag…12 -
Re: Feeling a bit sad - one more step in the progression
These are such thoughtful posts. Thank you all for lighting the path ahead. The bed in my dad’s MC room is a frequent topic of cheerful conversation for me to generate for him: I reminisce about in w…3 -
Advice on Transition to MC
Hi. With reluctance and fear, we are going to move my Dad from independent living with my Mom into MC. I know this is a painful process for all families, My Mom and Dad have been together for 65+ yea…1 -
In my feelings
I’m new to the forum. I’ve read a lot of the posts over the last several months. The cliff notes version of my story is, my wife and I were married young. This past summer we celebrated our 33 rd ann…12 -
You have to laugh sometimes
DH tried to clean the toilet today. I walked in and it smelled industrial so I asked if he had sprayed something. He said yes he had cleaned the toilet. I asked him to show me what he used….. It was …11 -
DH is now at peace
I lost my DH of 38 years today. I was visiting him at MC as I did every day, and he was a little more aware of me and walking a little better than he has been of late so we were having a good visit. …28 -
Re: Quiet Cracking - So many of us suffer from this
you just described how I’m feeling today. Hard to hide the tears.5 -
Re: Christmas Decorations
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/262199#Comment_262199 Hello, @jen ht! Thanks for asking about my ankle. I'm eight weeks post surgery and able to hobble around with a boot now. I am t…1 -
Re: Christmas Decorations
An update. I went to moms intending to take things down and pile them on the top of her wardrobe the best I could. She asked if I was going to bring them to her house so I said “if that’s ok” and she…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
If I get up and nothing hurts, I'm afraid I died in the night 😉 Turmeric capsules helped DW's arthritic knee more than anything else, seemed to reduce the inflammation and pain. Just a typ…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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