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Re: How to handle my frustrations
My mother in law would ask the same question (verbatim) over and over again. On our visits I would casually answer her and my husband would get irritated at his mom telling her she just asked that qu…4 -
Re: How to handle my frustrations
Distraction sometimes helps, as well. DH was repeating the same question over and over for nearly an hour. I asked him to play a game of rummy and the questions relented. I was also pleased to find t…4 -
Re: Intimacy and guilt
This is a huge problem for me as well. How do you say no without hurting their feelings? DH is still so sweet but I don't feel like a wife anymore. I'm a nurse and thus am not only not inte…9 -
Re: So Frustrating
Just one thought can change a whole day. It’s an up and down disease. My wife started crying herself to sleep 2 weeks ago because she thinks I don’t love her anymore. That I’m just a caregiver with n…4 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
Thank you so much for your thoughts and helpful information. It's very appreciated and heart warming that that while you and I share the Alzheimer road - some of us are at the end of the journey…1 -
How to handle my frustrations
My husband has lost his short term memory. I get frustrated with being asked the same questions and topics. Need advice or tips. Thank you3 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
As SDanieL suggested, start a new discussion with your question. My experience with my DH has taught me I will never be able to reorient him to reality. I must join him in his as that’s the only real…3 -
Re: Feeling lonely and loosing hope.
One of the most difficult moments of caring for my DH was the neurologist’s pathetic “I’m so sorry.” As he patted my arm. I know he meant well, but it made me angry. It was just a dismissal with no o…7 -
Re: Facing the Emotional Side of Caregiving
Thank you for posting this - all good reminders as I am awake in these wee morning hours…..2 -
Re: Is it time?
Important detail—daughter who is very observant and was visiting found this at night right before we all went to bed. My son had walked right by it without noticing. Since its cold, rainy, wet, I had…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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