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Re: First Post
It is indeed a devastating road we are on. I keep reminding myself, it’s not him, it’s the disease that I’m angry at. Instead of spending so much of our precious time being angry at the disease, I’m …7 -
Learning to live with the sadness
That's what I was thinking about driving home from MC today. DH has been in MC for 15 months and I am still so very lonely at times that I start crying. I thought he was adjusting well after a r…12 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72805/anyone-with-resentment I could have written this post. I feel bad that we are in this situation but then realize he can’t help it. We have been married for 4…8 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/241132#Comment_241132 Thank You…. I’m just so darn alone💜7 -
Re: First Post
I remember being where you are at the beginning. It can be overwhelming. Make sure you have power of attorney for both medical and financial. And during all that, you deal with the emotional upheaval…8 -
First Post
I’ve been following along for months now and decided it’s time to jump in. My DH is 68 and was diagnosed with EOAD and logopenic progressive aphasia. His latest neurology visit in December had him in…6 -
Importance of connection for caregivers
Just thought I would share a recent experience. My DH bounces back and forth between stage 4 and 5-mostly five. We recently took a car trip to visit family and he handled the car ride very well which…13 -
Re: Home care, will this work or not ?
I wish you success with home care. We have a had it for a couple weeks. The time away makes me realize how bad I let it get before finding help. My DW accepts the help. The question is can the help p…6 -
Subacute rehab vent
My DH Is in a subacute rehab after having his toes and part of his foot amputated due to gangrene. He is not supposed to put weight on his foot until the doctor gives the ok. Last Friday night while …6 -
Re: I'm Burning out
Ps I forgot one of the other interesting things that has come about accidentally. I often take used goods books old clothes etc to our very good second hand store. I have found it such a lovely place…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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