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My DH was diagnosed a few months ago with younger onset and we're both struggling with how to process it and move forward. Even though we've been pushing for the diagnosis for several years it's stil…3 -
Re: I'm almost as overwhelmed as my mom
Thank you both for the replies. She has a geriatric doctor but, because she is in hospital, the doctor cant/wont do anything (even consult) until she is released. Fortunately, hospital cant kick her …3 -
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my husband will not shower anymore. I have to learn not to ask him anymore because it’s wearing me out. Shaving too although eventually he does shave. He’s sleeping until 2 pm. I wish he were ready f…6 -
Re: Just sad! Rant.
You have my total sympathy and support. I hit the 10 year mark in 2020 right in the start of Covid . I'm up to 14 now. DW has been 7 years in memory care and has had no cognitive function for 4 years…2 -
Re: Memory care concerns
thank you both for commenting. It made me feel comfort. I’ve been just straight up worrying all day in between crying spells. I made an appointment with my mom’s personal pcp. Of course Nov 27th firs…2 -
Re: A good man with Alzheimers
No offense, Dunno. He is child like and vulnerable. You might ask in your wife’s case if they reviewed the camera footage There is oft a trigger of some sort. Perhaps she did see something, but maybe…2 -
Re: New to all this
I totally understand about not knowing what is coming. My husband lately has been on a depressed run. He doesn't understand what is going on with him and seeing him like this depresses me even more. …3 -
Re: Hope we can make this board more active
hello Tigersmom and Jackie. I guess that my experience was somewhere in between each of yours. My husband had Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s dementia, and it was at least eight years since he wa…1 -
Re: Voting
He went to Florida. There was nothing that I could do to stop him. He got back home safely. I am powerless at this point.1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (200)
There is a terrible wildfire, over 20,000 acres, in Ventura County, which is west of LA county, over 130 houses have burned to the ground, fortunately no deaths reported. Iris2
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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