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Re: I am forgetting, too
Same here. I have to write everything down anymore. Can’t hold three or four things in my head. I know it’s from the stress, anxiety and worry of being a caregiver. In addition to forgetting stuff, I…8 -
Re: Have no support
This community, along with the development of some online supportive friendships with others in similar circumstances, have been a wonderful lifeline for me, otherwise the loneliness, isolation and a…6 -
Having one disaster after another with my LW
I’m 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…9 -
Re: Joining with a thank you
Thank you for sharing. That is a very well written introduction. One thing I tell myself repeatedly as I am traveling this journey is that disease progression does not mean care gets more difficult. …5 -
Re: Hoping he will forget me
Thanks everyone for your kind words and another swift kick in the keister! I’m stalling I know it. We do have a brand new Dr. appt. on Monday. It’s with a geriatric aging center with all the speciali…5 -
Re: Dealing with my feelings of resentment
The resentment is so very real for me. How I wish I could just banish it. The fifteen years of marital bliss just wasn’t there. I soldiered on because of his drug addicted son and then a grandson who…6 -
Re: Dealing with my feelings of resentment
I have Resentment too. My wife had a long term affair with a guy she liked in junior high that started on line in 2005. After I found out about the emailing she said she would stop all contact with h…7 -
Dealing with my feelings of resentment
I'm married to a man who was verbally abusive to me during the first 10-15 years of our marriage. When I tried to leave, he begged me to stay. I regret staying, expecially because of my children…7 -
Re: Need to leave right now
Suicide is never the answer. Your situation is not yours alone; it's shared by thousands of others who have been dealing with the same issues. You can still do this. I know you do not want to, n…5 -
Re: I am forgetting, too
Oh ditto. Same here, I’m very forgetful and “scattered”. I think it’s because of always trying to do everything, while dealing with someone whose behavior is at times out of control. Our brain has li…7
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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