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Re: Big bathtime mistake and confusion with geting dressed
Falls are difficult and frightening to deal with. I'd rather clean up after a BM than deal with the stress, anxiety and physical challenge of helping DH get up from the floor and back on his fee…2 -
Big bathtime mistake and confusion with geting dressed
DH hadn't showered in two weeks and I was trying a different approach on Saturday. Rather than telling him he needed to take a shower which is always met with resistance, I asked him if he would…4 -
Re: A Fall
I am SO sorry you're both where you are. My sister was in memory care and it was generally quite good for her, but the falls…… Every time I turned around she would have a fall. At a point we nev…5 -
Re: I’m going crazy out of my mind!
I get it and sympathize with you. My DW likes to go out too, and asks nearly every day if we are going out for coffee. We often do because it seems there aren't many other things that interest h…1 -
Re: His Battle Has Ended
Thank you dear friends. I will continue to pray for you and your loved ones. My Joe was a kind and caring man and will be missed by memory care staff and family. I thank God for our years together an…3 -
Re: Exhausted and Bewildered
For the past 15 months my DH believes his wife (me) watched as men drugged him and tried to kill him. For the past 15 months he believes that I (his wife) have been hired as his caregiver and his wif…4 -
Re: SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
My DH has vascular dementia as well. Stage six. He can’t follow a conversation let alone a disagreement. The problem is with the kids not the DH. I made a promise to myself to make each of his days a…4 -
Re: Parents Against Me
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258213#Comment_258213 Thank you, this really means so much. To make things worse, my dad's sister is driving them crazy fueling their dementia and exp…3 -
Re: A Fall
Sending you a hug Cindy 🧡 - it is so difficult not being able to plan for the next upcoming behavior change. You are handling your circumstances with grace and love even if it didn't feel like …5 -
Re: A Fall
Well, that sure was fun. Four hours in the emergency room - 1 waiting fine and getting an xray; 2 hours chasing her inside the hospital with her increasingly agitated (me too); 1 hour chasing her ins…11
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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