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Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
Thanks for your thoughts. Your last statement is exactly the thought that jarred me into action to do something about the things you mention.2 -
Re: How To Prepare for the End
Thank you. This is so helpful.2 -
Re: memory care and travels for me
Thanks for this explanation—on the backup and the trip. And I can hope that the next time I try placement, it will be easier!2 -
Physical Aggression
What if he does hit me? Do I call 911? Do I call my son? Do I leave the house? Do I lock myself in the bathroom? What do I do?6 -
Re: Dealing with verbal abuse?
My DW is similar. She doesn't fall for any redirect or distraction. She's honed in on her fixation and nothing works. I just have to wait it out until it subsides. Some episodes can last an…6 -
Re: How To Prepare for the End
Cindy, I am so sorry for you and your husband. I am in a similar situation, though maybe a step behind. My husband has been in Geri/psych for 2 months. He can’t walk and is in a geri chair He is stag…3 -
Re: Early stages of the disease
Thank you everyone. I have been documenting his symptoms and also brought those to his neurologists attention. The only thing she could suggest was change his life style and bad habits. We own are ow…4 -
memory care and travels for me
I still have my husband at home after an abortive 2 weeks placement when I brought him home because we were both so sad. I still plan to place him since at some point he will be chair bound (really b…5 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Well done Bill. I lost my dear wife of 57 years last August after a long battle with this disease. I too find it hard to recall how she was before, as the images of her wasting away day by day haunt …7 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
In the beginning of this nightmare, I had fits and would yell at my DH. I used to think he was doing things on purpose to aggravate me. Then I learned it take a three pound brain to do things intenti…6
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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