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So over this...
I hate my husband. I've been thinking this way for a long time and just felt like I needed to say it. I hate everything about him and this disease. I have no help, so the last 7 years have been very …10 -
Re: What to tell my wife about hiring help
It is all in the approach and it usually does not go well if the help is for "help with/for you". What worked here…me; "Dick, debby has a friend who has been laid off and is looking to…5 -
Re: This is so damn hard
I’m right there with you! It really is so sad and frustrating for us both. Sometimes I just have no answer for the weird questions I get. It’s exhausting trying to translate it at least come up with …5 -
Re: Life expectancy
My DW was diagnosed in 2023 with EOAD at the age of 53. We were also told that the Alzheimer’s probably started several years before diagnosed. I’m thinking she was at stage 3 then. She is now late s…5 -
Re: Life expectancy
Also I forgot to mention for you is to get all your legal paperwork completed while your LO can still make decisions. If you haven’t contacted an elder law attorney, definitely worth the money to hel…7 -
This is so damn hard
Sigh. My poor DW. She so much wants to tell me things and express her thoughts and she just cannot say it. Seeing her struggle and trying so hard is just killing me right now. I know it's not rationa…10 -
Auto safety
My wife is in the moderate stages. We were returning from a short trip on the interstate highway at about 70 mph when she opened the passenger door. She was seatbelted and the air pressure from the p…5 -
Re: Anosognosia Is Overwhelming Me
I found it especially difficult to realize that my DH would never know how hard it was on me, or be able to comfort me or appreciate what I was doing for him. It's a lonely existence. Sending you hug…9 -
US SSA does not recognize POA
This may be well known to most of you, but it was news to me only a few days ago. Social Security agents could not talk to me about my dad’s benefits, since SSA does not accept DPOA. I had to apply d…5 -
Re: Husband Proofing my home.
I hear you! My LO was a capable DIY but no longer is yet still wants to fix things. He gets frustrated when I do it and tells me I treat him like a child b taking over tasks he once did like changing…6
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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