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I moved DW to memory care (part 2)
So, that's the background. All of our family and friends were supportive of placing DW in MC, even urging me to do so, reminding me that I had to take care of myself. The conundrum for me was, how wa…6 -
Re: Home care hopefully will help ?
I will add for both of you. My DW hates the idea of in-home care and gets upset whenever the caregiver is coming. I keep telling her, like I did when I first proposed it, that the caregiver is for me…5 -
Do I know the answer?
Today my DH said he had a dream last night about Montreal. He said “ don’t you remember when we were there” … it was him and his ex wife. Does it mean he’s mixing us up now?5 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
This is my first time on this site, and your post speaks right to my situation. My DH has VD. This diagnosis is only months old, but I can see how he's had this for quite some time - years and years.…5 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
All of the above. But I would like to strongly recommend to pre-warn all younger couples to “Do it now!” Just before we were married in 1972, My husband’s grandfather gave us the best advice. He and …5 -
Re: What should we be hoping for?
I have to be honest. I have no hope. This journey we are on has robbed me of any. I just try not to expect anything and stay in the moment dealing with things as best I can. Since I have no idea what…5 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
==She stated that you should be finished grieving within a year of the death== What the…! I was numb for the entire first year after our 31 year old son died. It’s been the last several months that I…5 -
Re: Won’t let me help clean him up
I know this is such a difficult thing, but have to laugh about the difference in my experience. My DW now asks me multiple times a day to check her hiney for poo. She thinks she's pooping a lot when …6 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
I am lucky to have had a great marriage for almost 46 years yet I still resent having lost a decade of my life to my DW's dementia. I don't resent her. She was a great companion. I resent the disease…6 -
Home care hopefully will help ?
After struggling with the thought of bringing in help only because so far my DW has made it clear that no one but no one was going to come in and help . She has stuck to she just wants me and her . W…8
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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