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Re: The Caregiver’s Brain
I will reach the nine-year mark in two months. There are places I would like to go to and things I would like to do, but I don't. To do those things alone, without my wife, would not be nearly as enj…5 -
Re: Brain Exercising
Brain exercising works to a degree after trauma such as strokes, partly by learning new pathways to do things like move the left arm. The new neural pathways replace the old pathways damaged by the t…5 -
Re: Brain Exercising
The brain is not a muscle. Injury and disease are not equivalent. Damaged tissue has the potential to heal; lost brain tissue cannot regenerate any more than an amputee can grow a new limb. I have a …5 -
Re: Brain Exercising
From AI: TBI and dementia recovery differ significantly. TBI recovery can involve transient cognitive, emotional, and physical symptoms that improve over days to weeks, with most individuals recoveri…5 -
Re: Brain Exercising
Hi Biggles, There's a big difference between injury and atrophy. Learning and brain training may be helpful for preventing dementias, but there is no research I'm aware of that shows brain training, …6 -
Re: Am I being unreasonable?
Ah, shit. My primary caregiver helper resigned today. WTF? Just about the time I get back on track, life smacks you up the side of your head and says: “Take that!”7 -
Did I Give Up Too Soon?
Following a violent outburst (mom attacked her in home caregiver) when she had a UTI, I made the difficult decision to place mom in MC. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks. She is more lucid than the other resi…5 -
don't know what to say to DW
I visited DW yesterday at her MCF, and it was pretty disheartening. I managed to record a bunch of our conversation and transcribe it. The key points: * She asks why she is there, what changed betwee…6 -
Slowing progression of disease
I keep hearing that there are meds that can slow the progression of this disease but I wonder if that's only for those who are diagnosed early? At this point, I wouldn't want to have my DH stuck in t…5 -
Day 10
Day 10. Doing laundry. I tried to sort the clothes and came to the black sweater I wore to the visitation and funeral. I can still smell the scents of the people who hugged me and showed me such love…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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