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Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
For me it used to be, “let’s go!” From the moment he woke up he’d start in about going somewhere, or going home. Go, go, go. Since he’s immobile, I’d use going somewhere as a way of getting him to co…6 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
I would just wish that she would recognize me as someone trying to help her.12 -
Re: Tonight
I think it’s perfectly normal to feel the anger, frustration and sadness even though you are earlier on and you know things will get worse. This disease is hard at ALL stages - it’s just hard for dif…8 -
Re: Physical Aggression
This is an excellent point! My DW locked me out of the house during one of her aggressive episodes and I wasn't able to get back in until her episode subsided.3 -
Re: Tired
”looking for our other puppy”’ My DW would do the same, sometimes when we were walking our one dog she would suddenly look worried and look around and say with mild panic, “where is our other dog?” F…3 -
Re: Tired
My wife keeps wondering where the kid went. I don't know what kid. She is in MC so I only have to redirect her a couple of times while visiting. I used to like having people over now I am here a…8 -
Re: How To Prepare for the End
I have started collecting pictures and making a slideshow of her life and picked some music that I will play at her calibration of life after this is over and started writing my feeling down. For me …5 -
Re: I'm new here. My 66 year old wife has Alzheimer's. It's rough!
I am new here My 63 year old wife has Alzheimer's. It's a horrible disease. She was diagnosed in 2018, and has just continued to decline. She isnt able to communicate, makes loud noises and…4 -
Re: Tips for taking care mom has alzheimer
it’s really hard to cope with our parents having no sense of reality. Just try to make sure she is warm and safe (which you are doing), and realize she really can’t control what she thinks. It’s so s…2 -
Re: How To Prepare for the End
Thank you all. I will get going on final arrangements next week. I'd rather be ready. I am definitely keeping what all of you have said about being ready, but being flexible. One of my caregiver…10
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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