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Re: F&$! Dementia
I wish I could say they'd never flown out of my mouth before! Haha. Definitely not ever at my DW, but my car sure has heard a lot of words I don't often say in public!3 -
Re: Wife will not help herself
My wife has taken on a management role as well. She doesn't know anything or do anything, she just tells me what to do, just like my supervisors before I "retired" to work full time for her…3 -
Re: This Cruel, Cruel disease
Well my DH didn’t do well. He got combative with the caregivers and I received a call and had to go get him. He is okay most all the time with me. We tried the care center that is closest to our hous…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
😒😮💨 seems like everytime I turn around it's something else. My prostate cancer is active again! They are starting me back on harmone therapy and will be doing a pet scan to make sure it hasn't sprea…2 -
Re: This Cruel, Cruel disease
Hugs and more hugs to you! I made a the decision to place my DH in respite care for 7 days starting the end of month. He has been to respite twice before with not so good results. The last time was a…4 -
Wife will not help herself
my wife of 57 years has AD, MMD and high anxiety. She refuses to take walks, exercise of any form, stopped doing anything around the house, because of hip and knee replacements, cannot cook anymore b…12 -
Re: F&$! Dementia
Ugh! I haven’t quite reached that point yet, but I have had to clean up after accidents with DH. I’m sorry this is happening. I also have the mouth of a sailor at times when I’m screaming in my car a…3 -
F&$! Dementia
I sometimes have a mouth of a sailor, but seriously, to hell with this cruel disease. Woke up at 5am with poop all over the bathroom floor and it all over my DW’s legs. She’s so confused and doesn’t …10 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
We ended up with 6" of snow! Some places in IA had 9 or 10." It snowed pretty much all day long. I went out early yesterday morning and did "acoustic" snow removal (shoveling). Af…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Seems like i can't win! The dentist was having problems with upper right side. He finally figured out that one of the inplants was was not locking in. I still had the other three on the top that was …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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