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Re: Three Years in Memory Care
We just hit 7 years DW is on hospice5 -
Re: Three Years in Memory Care
My wife doesn't much like blueberries but she wanted to buy blueberry muffins when we were at the market the other day. It took me a while to realize they were primarily a gift for me, the resident b…5 -
Do they need to take any responsibility???
Everything I read says that a person with Alzheimers can't help how they act and react. As a caretaker I am encouraged to be calm, take the blame for whatever, and always be patient and never argue. …3 -
Re: What to say before taking DH to a day care place for a first time visit.
About seven years ago, my husband and I started together at the adult day care center, I told him it was a senior’s social club and that we’d check it out as it was going to be a long and wet winter.…4 -
Re: Do they need to take any responsibility???
I hate to tell you this but the answer is NO. They will think crazy things do crazy things and their emotions are not rational. They cannot keep themselves busy just to help you. They exist in their …8 -
Re: Missing at @M1
Double ditto everyone's comments. As much as I miss M1 and Ed and so many others who have provided so much to this support forum, I hope their absence can only mean that they are healing and have mov…7 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
We went through Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde within minutes. It drove me to the brink of wanting to end it all. I only found salvation after placing DH in memory care, although new problems surfaced. At l…3 -
Re: Daycare
Hi Bill, You are right & thank you for your encouragement and suggestions! I was only thinking of the downsides. Currently, driving alone is one of my favorite activities because 1) I am alone! L…1 -
Re: How often does this happen.???
Good morning! I can’t agree more, Charlie. Enjoy it when it happens. My DW gets upset with me because I don’t communicate! I try to gently say that we already talked about that and decided together t…3 -
Re: How often does this happen.???
it’s amazing how certain things they hear differently then what you say. It’s a shame you get to retire and now this.never know what’s coming next. But I always say “ it’s not her not same person at …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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