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Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Mom has anosognosia and believes there is nothing wrong with her. She believes I put her in a nursing home because I am cruel. She doesn’t trust me and really just doesn’t like me. I think that is pr…7 -
What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Just curious. What is the single most difficult aspect of your LO's behavior that gets to you the most. For me, it is the constant vocalization of my DW. I know that many say that silence is eve…6 -
Re: In my early 60s. At the beginning of this ..
I started on Aricept back in December which seems to be helping. Still processing very hard but trying to live healthy and not let the diagnosis define me!1 -
Re: Tonight
I just posted feeling ‘tired’ and felt a bit pathetic aswell because I know there are many more suffering in a worse off position than me. This site is so good because you can vent and never feel bad…7 -
Re: Beginning to Resent My Mom
Love your mother above all else! It's not her fault she has this terrible disease. If your mom is still trying to hug you, you need to embrace that. That will be a fleeting moment with this dise…4 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Bill, you have the gift to put into words what we feel. Thank you. Hugs. 💜2 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Again, your gift with words is a blessing to each of us. P.S. God sees that you have noticed.2 -
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
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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