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Re: New Diagnosis Support
Welvome, you’ve come to the right place. You will get good advice here. My DW was diagnosed with EOAD a little over 2 years ago. While she was still able to make some decisions, she decided not to hi…5 -
Re: I Would Pay Money for a Little Anosognosia
My Dw can't form a complete sentence and as she is mumbling about things only she understands, out of the blue she'll say things like "Why do you let me live?" or "I don'…8 -
Re: I Would Pay Money for a Little Anosognosia
At first my husband would say he had Alzheimers. Occasionally now he just says he is sick. But surprising he is taking it all pretty good quite the blessing. When he does get emotional about it somet…6 -
Re: DH groped a female resident at his MC
It is hard to separate what you head know from what your heart feels. That has been a challenge for me at times as well. Sometimes I put on a happy face when I go visit knowing she don't remembe…5 -
Hoping he will forget me
Wondering if my DH forgets me, will things be better? It’s an awful thing to say, I know especially with all our circumstances. But, I’m faltering, fading and losing all hope. From the moment he sees…13 -
Re: Service dog
@allit said: Regarding my wife declining and not being able to manage a service dog, we've thought about that too. I'm wondering, if in a case like a service dog for dementia, if that'…5 -
We can do this!
I know some professional caregivers who say that if they had to do this without time off or vacation time, they would go insane. Yet we who do it 24 hours a day, seven days a week without help or res…12 -
Re: MC decision
I don't think there should be any room for guilt for any of us. We are all doing the best we can in a unique situation. We share helpful ideas and experiences, but we are all driving without a m…4 -
DH groped a female resident at his MC
Dear Forum Friends, first, thank you all for your support and understanding on my previous post. It helps so much to know you are all here and we are all here for each other. The social worker from D…7 -
Feeling Low
I have been feeling so low today. Usually I’m on top of things, we do all sorts of wonderful things to stop the sads rushing in but today I realised how silent I have become. DH has VD and aphasia, w…17
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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