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Re: The state investigated last week's incident and says my DH has to move...help
I met with the facilities social worker, administrator, and director of nursing yesterday. There was also a woman in the room transcribing everything that was said. The administrator said they are re…7 -
Overwhelmed
My husband recently diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's (63) and caring for aging parents. I am feeling very overwhelmed and sad and just all the feelings. I am really glad I found this group…5 -
Re: I am forgetting, too
I’m new at all this since February ‘25. I read the wrong week on my calendar this morning and went took her to her hip doctor and missed a very important EMG test at Mayo Clinic. I’m having trouble k…6 -
Re: Unsure
Please make sure you call 911 next time. I don't want to scare you, but there was a member just a couple of years ago whose child helped them to actually divorce her and they evicted her from th…5 -
Re: Husband Proofing my home.
@Kalela69 Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. Given his diagnosis, if he's not already on medication to dial back his reaction to being redire…6 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
Sometimes I truly (momentarily) don’t care that this person that IS but ISN’T my LO doesn’t understand my irritability. I know he will forget whatever ugliness passed between us verbally. I won’t for…8 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
I am new on this journey as well and oh so guilty of my own erratic responses to my DM. The most useful thing I've learned since being on this site is "D A.R.E." I now remind myself pr…7 -
My own irritability as a caregiver
my DH has Alz, early to mid stage. My mood is so up and down in this caregiver role. I can feel very irritable, and angry with his responses. Other days I’m able to cope. I don’t like myself when I g…6 -
Possessed Look
Hi all, Lately, as my DW drifts deeper into her dementia, I've seen a kind of wild look in her eyes and she definitely does not look like she's seeing me at all in those moments. It's …6 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
@gb2 You can't change how your DW functions in light of her disease progression, you can only reframe your thinking and change your behavior. None of the strategies you have devised thus far are…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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