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Re: Facing the move to memory care
Keep tabs on care at the Memory facility, especially on the weekends when staff is sparse. I learned much while my DH was there — how some aides have a knack for caregiving but some do not. Nurses an…5 -
Re: Rough Week
The isolation and loneliness of this disease is horrible, no one to share all the bits of life with, no one who really cares, an emptiness that just goes on and on; life is so difficult. We are havin…5 -
Re: Facing the move to memory care
The best thing that can be done for any PWD, is to preserve the health of their primary caregiver. After the move, you will have a team managing the hands-on things, but you will still be the person …5 -
Re: Facing the move to memory care
I can’t bear this next phase and so appreciate hearing all the different but the same experiences. One thought that came to me is that God helps in mysterious ways, in a sinking ship a rescue boat ma…5 -
Re: Facing the move to memory care
I know how hard moving day is but it was the right thing to do. I didn't fully understand how empty and lonely the house feels and after 6mo it is still hard. I visit most every day and it reall…6 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
That is lovely. My DH passed on October 20, and I have been stunned by the intensity of my feelings of sadness and loneliness. I had lost him bit by bit for two years. But the final loss is hard.10 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Thanks for posting this Diane. My LO took his last breath on October 20; two weeks tomorrow. Like you, I am lost and miss him so much. 💔10 -
Re: Wow, I underestimated the loneliness
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/226781#Comment_226781 Thank you so much for this concept of thought stopping! I just traveled for the first time by myself to visit out of state grandkids.…6 -
Re: Let me whine.
we are here to listen too…24/7/3657 -
Re: Let me whine.
The stories I read here make me want to cry—for others and for my DH and myself. I don’t know what path DH’s ALZ will take but it terrifies me daily as he becomes confused, can’t complete simple task…10
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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