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Re: Welcome! New Forum for Caregivers
I am new to this community but appreciate deeply the kinship of others giving care to a parent with VD. I am just truly coming to terms with my own feelings and emotions on all this and having my par…15 -
One year since placement.
I placed my husband a year ago in a memory care that was beautiful and had a lot of activities. After 8 months I realized that he was doing none of the activities and was having trouble feeding himse…8 -
Dementia Conversation
My DW, late stage 6, still speaks, but mostly it’s gibberish—word salad, invented words, impossible to follow. But yesterday, clear as a bell. Here’s the convo: DW (not looking at me): Honey? Me: Yes…12 -
My DH called me a name today...
This morning my DH called me a b**ch. I'm so angry & sad. Not at him but at the disease and disappointed in myself that I lost my temper with him. He was diagnosed 2 years ago with frontal memory…14 -
Midwest Gal You just never know what's next
I really thought that I could make it to the end of this journey with DH at home. I worked with mentally and intellectually disabled people for close to 40 years. I assumed i had more "tools&quo…6 -
Re: I want to be finished
Hi, Malka. You're not a horrible person. Anyone who has ever helped a loved one endure a horrible terminal illness wants it "to be over." You're not wishing for the demise of your loved one…8 -
Re: How to make the decision
My reason was probably a little different from most. My wife could not make me understand what she was asking/telling me, much of the time. "Three to eleven" took the place of any word she …5 -
By Beachfan…..55 years
Today DH and I would have celebrated 55 married years. I am at the ‘shore in the sweet little home that has been in my family since 1951. I am within walking distance to the beach where DH proposed t…7 -
Re: Great reads and many tears
Even on a good day, I have an overwhelming sense of doom. My brain is so fogged up with his dementia I don’t have a real life. I don’t think he is blind, but I know he can’t see, so I am his eyes. He…5 -
I did it
This will be a long post. Please forgive me ahead of time. Last Friday I called 911 and got my husband taken to emergency. His feet were really swollen and he was somewhat feverish. So off to the hos…6
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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