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Re: Police called update
"We have issues to settle and I explain and he immediately forgets. " Whatever issues there are can wait until he has an appointed guardian and wrap them up with them then if really necessa…5 -
Small Blessings
Well, I lost the young woman who has been cleaning our house. Big bummer. She gave me an entire day at work knowing my DW had eyes on her while that gal cleaned, did laundry and stacked wood for me. …6 -
Re: New Year
@fmb This is the first time I've reached out to support from strangers. My DH had strokes without events and gradual behavior changes over 7-8 years. He was 1st diagnosed with mild vascular cognitive…5 -
Re: Taboo subject of divorce
I will never divorce her but I don't want to be married to her. This disease comes with a lot of feeling of guilt. I feel guilty for not understanding, guilty for not doing more, guilty for moving he…7 -
Re: New Year
I, too, placed my husband in MC in late April. This was very traumatic at first. He "blew up my phone" with text messages at first, but with the "disappearance" of the phone that …6 -
Re: New Year
I placed my DH in MC in late September, after a two-week inpatient hospitalization for medication management. This holiday season has been so sad, and I am so relieved that it is over. I see him ever…5 -
Re: Taboo subject of divorce
> @BPS said: > Ater reading others post and knowing my own situation I am just wondering if anyone has considered divorce. I hear and believe it is the disease but also think that no one should…5 -
Re: Caring for spouse
Thank you for responding……it is comforting to know I am not alone! My DH can no longer drive either & that too has been a problem🥴re the bathroom, we have had to have our main sewer line flushed🤦…7 -
Re: Why Stay?
Sending you hugs. I have been married 52 years. I know what you are saying, and it grieves me every day that I had to place my husband in memory care. I knew that if I didn't, I would not survive. Ev…7 -
Re: New for me
My DH also was diagnosed with EO at 55. He is 57 now and we have one teenage child left at home. As far as driving goes - Passing a test and being able to drive are kind of two different things. My h…5
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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