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This too shall pass
Last weekend with my BF (44 eeoa) was AMAZING!!! I would pay to have all of our weekends like that. This last weekend wasn't horrible but he just seemed more withdrawn. This morning he woke up confus…6 -
Re: Never ready for this
Yes, it is. But the rest of it is pure hell. The intake today was a non-event—uncomfortable though with the nurse asking her questions she couldn't answer. It was not the regular nurse who comes—was …6 -
Re: Agitation and anger and a couple of questions
My husband started with agitation and anger with the TV and remote also. He had already lost the ability to use a cell phone. About that same time he was having trouble getting his medicines ready in…5 -
Re: When / how to correct?
> @ButterflyWings said: > There is one topic that I have never agreed nor remained silent about, though I did not argue. Maybe a handful of times, DH had the delusion that some PWDs do, of my &…6 -
Re: When / how to correct?
Your last sentence got to me. My DH will say that same thing to me more than once a day. I always reply with “you would do the same for me.” But just now, reading your comments, it made me tear up. I…6 -
Re: When / how to correct?
The one thing I can't avoid arguing is an answer to: "Where do you live?" DW asserts she hasn't seen me in days/weeks/year. I ask whether it's okay for me to live here, and she says, "…5 -
Re: When / how to correct?
The best advice we got for my Dad was if the loved one says something you know to be other than what you believe…if no harm to the statement…let it go. Their "truth" and yours will differ a…6 -
Re: His words - so true.
I also experience these brief moments of clarity from time to time. Hang on to these precious moments.5 -
Re: When / how to correct?
What would my DH do without me? I'm all he has. Estranged from his family, his best friends have died. I do everything for him. And, no, he wouldn't do the same for me. Dementia sucks.6 -
Today is our wedding anniversary
Today is our 57th wedding anniversary. Such good memories/ such sad ones too. The saddest was the day back in January when the doctor told me I could no longer take care of him at home. He needed too…18
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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