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Re: Sons and their Dad
Oh goodness sandwichone the things we have to bare. Knowing your plight of non visits I shall plough through and count my blessings. Thankyou for your reply.1 -
Re: More about spitting…
It’s common for them to be able to swallow sometimes but not others. Is he under hospice care? Has a speech therapist done a swallow test? Is he home? The facility where my husband was did the swallo…7 -
Re: So instead of carrying grief…carrying my love?
Thanks for sharing. I see a man who posts on Facebook who makes the argument to change the way one sees grief, to retrain the brain. His argument is that the brain can be retrained to move from sadne…3 -
Fights about the dumbest things
the person I share a house with for the last 11 years - not a spouse or a legal partner - was diagnosed about two years ago, didn't tell me for about a year. I am not an official caregiver but i…2 -
Siblings lack of understanding
My DH was diagnosed with AD. He told his siblings and encouraged them to look for information about the disease. One sister is in the medical field. One brother is an educator. Another sister worked …3 -
Re: More about spitting…
@Nowhere I am sorry for where you are now. Swallowing is a skill lost in stages. It's kind of counterintuitive, but the earliest issues will be with liquids the consistency of water. I wouldn�…5 -
Re: Makeup at night
What a gift your mother gave you and your kids! The warmth of that memory will be there forever. My kitchen has turned into a treasure hunt. I never know where I will find whatever I am looking for. …1 -
Re: More about spitting…
My MIL did that exact same thing. My FIL was so worried about her choking that he switched to soft foods. Eventually she just didn’t know how to swallow any more. My father passed away 3 years ago fr…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Mom is happy to be home. I am going to need to watch her compliance with her oxygen. She loathes being on O2 and sees it as a kind of Scarlet Letter for smoking all those years ago. She insists on ke…1 -
Re: A new task, self catheterizing my husband
@starwood. I never in my wildest dreams (or should I say nightmares) thought I had it in me to do this. I’ve learned I’m a lot stronger than I ever thought I was.3
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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