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Re: Lack of comprehension
Same here. Seven years into this journey and now stage 6. My wife speaks mostly in gibberish and rarely responds by action to my questions or requests. This is certainly one of the more difficult asp…3 -
Re: First Waking Thought
It definitely resonates. If only there could be a good outcome to this disease. I fight constantly to try and not be sad, but it’s a challenge. My son-in-law passed away in June so my daughter, who w…4 -
Re: First Waking Thought
Oh, yes, it resonates. When your first emotion upon awakening each morning is sadness and your next one is dread, you question your ability to last until the end. I'm unsure that if I do survive ther…4 -
Re: First Waking Thought
Yes - I understand completely. I reached the lowest of lows just a few months ago. I decided at that point I needed to save myself. I decided to get help caring for my wife so that I could get some t…5 -
Feeling Happily Empowered
It’s not often that I feel empowered these days. My DH has VD stage 6 we have sleepless nights wandering around the house, Christmas shopping sprees ha ha that take hours slowly shuffling from store …25 -
Re: Supporting DH and 93 year old mom - Advice?
You have to set boundaries, especially when you are caring for multiple people. My disabled son would have me visit and take him on outings every day if I would do it - he asked me to drive 50 miles …3 -
Guns
Hi my father is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. We live in rural Alaska and he has always had an arsenal of guns in our home. He always carries one with him everywhere we go. He hasn’t given me a…1 -
Re: Making my list, checking it twice
Thank you for your responses, @ThisLife , @fmb and @Jeanne C. I do have a bereavement group I attend through hospice. We only have two sessions left (I joined it on session three), but I like the peo…4 -
Re: Short term memory and spouse
Hi Doug. How have you been doing at home? How do you spend your days? Were you affected by the hurricanes? How is your vitamin D level? Are you doing Best Practices? I had testing recently and my neu…1 -
Re: Short term memory and spouse
I take a 50k Vitamine d Pearl twice a week because my body does not process vitamins. I read an article on the web, and that is one thing that Alzheimer's patients have in common. That and plaque bui…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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