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Facing the move to memory care
I have made the decision to move my DH who has late stage Alzheimer's to a small residential memory care home. He will be moving on November 12. The physicality and relentless needs of his care …7 -
Lawrence Welk
Today being Saturday, I had nothing for my DW to watch . So was channel surfing and accidentally I tuned to PBS a channel I don’t normally watch . Lawerence Welk was on and guess what . My DW loved t…10 -
STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
My soulmate husband Lonny passed August 12. I feel lost most of the time but am trying to find myself without him. Found this on a Facebook post today. So true. I had my own notion of grief. I though…23 -
Re: Let me whine.
You are not whining. You are venting and being truthful at the same time. Your story started so much earlier than mine. I can’t imagine adding the financial issues you have to what is going on with m…13 -
Re: Everything is perfectly normal...maybe not
I signed in tonight because I’m going through the same thing and I’m so frustrated and tired. Some days he seems so “together” and other days he can’t seem to remember anything. His short term memory…6 -
Re: The other shoe has dropped
She died in her sleep at 5 am this morning. A blessing; she never woke up once they got her sedated and comfortable, and she didn't linger. It's a beautiful fall day here. I took the truck …31 -
Let me whine.
Seriously feeling sorry for myself today. Please understand I love DH. What he's going through is worse than what I am. BUT… I'm still feeling sorry for myself. This disease goes on FOREVER…31 -
Re: What Do I Need to Learn?
Patience. Grace, for yourself and others. Boundaries. The ability to ask for help before you need it. Hobbies that get you away from the house and other hobbies you can do at home. A sense of humor. …5 -
Interesting (and untimely) legal lesson about cremation: should I have just lied and told them we w
I hope this might be helpful to someone else, for me it's been a huge headache and unnecessary firedrill on an already fraught Friday afternoon. And importantly, something that neither my memory…10 -
Re: The other shoe has dropped
you can’t imagine what comfort your words bring me on this vigil. It won’t be long, they are keeping her comfortable and don’t think she will wake up at all. I’m grateful we’ve said our goodbyes and …15
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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