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Re: Let me whine.
So sorry you had to go through this at such a young age and for such a long time. You have the right to feel sorry for yourself - those feelings come and go but are very normal. We all feel resentmen…6 -
Re: another memory care question
My DW has been in a corporate MC for 3 years and they do the 3 month care plan updates but honestly I do not see much value in these plans other than meeting a regulatory requirement. I have excellen…7 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
so sorry. We understand. It’s not him, it’s the disease. He can no longer help do things. He shouldn’t go out by himself. He doesn’t shower because he can’t remember when he showered last, he can’t r…5 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
People seem not to comprehend that memories can just VANISH in a moment in a PWD. If they repeat, they are not being annoying, they never got it the first time. It's a disease, it's not a p…5 -
thank you for all the support
my dad is at peace now. i would not have made it through this without this community. i am grateful.5 -
Re: Not liking my feelings
I don't know if those feeling will pass but my wife is now in MC and when I go see her, she regularly accuses me of having an affair with one of the other residents (she had an on and off affair…5 -
Re: another memory care question
@tucson anne IME, the single best resource for quality of a MCF is a local support group. With boots on the ground, they generally have information about the best options for your PWD based on their …5 -
Re: Tonight the sides close in
nothing is or will be the same again. It’s painful, it’s sad, it’s hideous, it’s horrible. This is not me this is not the path I wanted or want to take, to fight against it doesn’t work, to run with …5 -
I need help
my husband will not shower anymore. I have to learn not to ask him anymore because it’s wearing me out. Shaving too although eventually he does shave. He’s sleeping until 2 pm. I wish he were ready f…6 -
Re: Just sad! Rant.
I identify with you completely. When the first emotion you feel upon awakening in the morning is sadness and then quickly followed by dread, you wonder what it is doing to your own body, much less yo…4
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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