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Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Good morning all. For me I think my husband’s anosogosia is the most challenging/frustrating. His lack of understanding leads to anxiety and anger. He’s late 4 early 5, so I know things will change a…4 -
Re: 4.5 years in caregiving
Not selfish at all, and it's good to have a place like this where we can speak freely. It does us no good to keep these feelings inside where they eat away and do a number on our health. I feel …2 -
Beginning to Resent My Mom
Hello everybody! My dear spouse recommended I write about my recent feelings in here to vent, maybe get some more insight. I am 26 and am the main caretaker for my mom for about 5 years now since her…7 -
Re: Tired
Vent away @Biggles! It is cathartic! My DH was up at least 3 times last night looking for the ‘kitchen to open” - he thinks we are in a hotel! Wouldn’t that be lovely - someone to clean up our room a…5 -
Re: DH hallucinating that he's going to have an affair
I want to give an update to this story. I thought long and hard about the loss of the psychological intimacy of my marriage. I decided to read about intimacy and dementia, and I found some good infor…9 -
4.5 years in caregiving
It’s been 4.5 years since my dad died and I became caregiver for my mom. At this point we’ve fallen into a rhythm (of sorts), she’s settled in MC, but it’s sad and hard and financially scary and I fe…2 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Hi @persevere and all For me it seems to be the changes that seem to happen more and more frequently. Just as I am starting to find the right approach to deal with driving, or repeat questions, or ta…10 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
One thing that bothers me a lot is the repeated question. My DW will ask the same question 3 times in less than an hour.6 -
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
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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