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Re: Does It Start Over, And Over, And ....
Your grief makes me afraid for myself with all that you are saying. It’s a frightening sad thought I love my DH so deeply and all this caring has made me so responsible and such a loving part of my o…4 -
Re: Does It Start Over, And Over, And ....
I do not believe that mourning ends. I think it becomes not as painful and not as all encompsing but it will decend upon us at the oddest times. Memories, for me are not always helpful….even happy on…5 -
Does It Start Over, And Over, And ....
It has been five months as of January 16 since my dear wife went to sleep for the last time holding my hands. The journey since has been difficult, painful, sleepless, guilt ridden, an abundance of t…4 -
Re: Feeling misty eyed after visiting DH yesterday
White Crane, that is a lovely story, and you definitely deserve the sweet moment with your DH. Thanks for posting, it reminds us to take the good moment as they develop.2 -
Re: Feeling misty eyed after visiting DH yesterday
@White Crane I’m misty eyed just reading your description of such a tender visit. Thank you for sharing that there can be good moments. Hugs 💜2 -
Re: Feeling misty eyed after visiting DH yesterday
This is a beautiful post. I had similar visits with DH in MC. The benefit to him being there was that you can have a visit like that and let the staff deal with the things that aren’t so pleasant. Yo…4 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Right now, it's the continued wandering during the day. I had her mellowed for a couple of weeks, then his weekend she's up and literally running again, except now she's weaker and eve…5 -
Need Advice How To Overcome Emotions Putting Your Spouse In MC Home
Unfortunately, time has come for me to make a decision on putting my lovely wife of 55 years into MC. I just don’t know how I am going to handle this. Just the thought of it makes me cry especially w…9 -
Re: Tonight
Thank you all for the comments and support…it means more than these words can express.3 -
Advice on how to reply with DH lack of recognition
I am asking for advice on how to appropriately respond to my DH of 45 years. In the past few weeks, he repeatedly does not recognize me and is fearful of the "lady: who is taking care of him. He…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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