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Re: You have to laugh sometimes
Before I realized my husband had dementia he destroyed two lawn mowers in one month running over the same pipe (that he had been mowing around for 35 years).5 -
Re: Early Onset Alzheimer's at 49
Hi Jen, I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and we are all here for you. I have found this group not only supportive emotionally etc. but also for a wealth of information and resources. geh1 -
I am frantic
Over the past few months I have noticed cognitive decline in my husband. He often forgets things, brings me the wrong item I've asked for, cannot remember events that happened several minutes ag…6 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
I got my dh an airtag with a heart on it to have on his keyring. I didn't tell him it was a tracker, but I did say there was a heart on it because I love him.2 -
Re: In my feelings
I can relate to our world getting smaller and smaller. Little interest in activities and with ambulation a problem, eating is one of the few things my husband is still interested in and can do. We go…5 -
Re: In my feelings
I’m the opposite. Instead of comfort eating, I eat because I need to. I really don’t have much of an appetite most days.2 -
Re: In my feelings
I can relate to that. This year the Christmas tree was put up one night when she was asleep. The next morning I expected excitement but got no response.3 -
Re: You have to laugh sometimes
Grass seed instead of gas in the lawnmower, then a gas soaked towel to wash the outdoor table. Good excuse to upgrade to battery operated yard equipment! The really bad one, though, was my dh using a…7 -
Re: In my feelings
I can't imagine how you are coping. I'm not far enough in this journey to have any experience with outside help, but it seems that you could use more help than the sitter. I hope you can fi…2 -
Re: In my feelings
I have been feeling the same way. I am in my late fifties and my DH is in his late sixties. Before his symptoms began, my much younger coworkers would comment on how I seemed younger than my age and …9
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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