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Re: Overwhelmed? It is the loved ones of those with Alzheimer's who bear the greatest burden.
Thank you. I'm off to read it.1 -
Re: When is the right time to intervene?
Thank you for sharing, I've been nervous to do anything too soon, but she has been getting worse over the last year. Thankfully she already has the legal documents done and I am the POA and DPOA. I d…1 -
Re: Nights are the worst...
Thanks for responding Carl46. I do understand I need to sleep for my own health and sanity but I'm concerned he won't do well in a MC facility at this point. He is still able to dress himself, feed h…3 -
Re: Ups and downs toward the end
I’m so sorry. It’s so hard to watch them suffer. I would definitely talk to the hospice nurse. There is no reason for her to be crying. 🙏💜2 -
Re: Hypersexuality
Same here. I can't walk through a room without him stopping me to "hug". So far not aggressive but persistent. Just wondering how long this will last? Is it just while in the middle stages …2 -
Re: Hypersexuality
Having similar issues with sex. DH is always teasing about it. If I say I have to shower, he makes a sexual comment... I feel like he is constantly taking any subject and referring to having sex. We …2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
I feel cranky this a.m. Last night, in the hotel, the people next door were LOUD - till almost 1 a.m. It wasn't music; it was fighting or partying or simply loud talking. I went to the wall and bange…1 -
I did what I said I wouldn’t
After 60 years of marriage and in year 15 of caregiving I always have said I would never wipe my DH’s royal hiney. That never day came with you know what on the bathroom floors, toilet seat, etc. and…13 -
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Is it helpful or harmful to take the person for a ride or to a relatives home for a few hours when the person with dementia wants to "get out of here". Will returning to the facility be eve…1 -
Re: Showboating?
I find that others don’t usually understand our loved one’s limitations. So when they talk about how they are working on this or that or have plans to xyz, unless these things are way out in left fie…4
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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