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Re: Is there any life left after Alzheimer's caregiving?
I just finished four years after the Alzheimer journey/nightmare ended. Life is good now, I have remarried and have a fantastic partner to share my life with, we are enjoying our senior years togethe…12 -
Re: The niggling things that add up
Thank you all for sharing a glimpse of your day-to-day lives here. I feel less alone. It's all too much. I'm still struggling to get my husband's disability so I can keep a roof over our heads and no…5 -
New to this
My DH is in the early stage of Alzheimers or dementia. He will not go to a doctor and is in denial about what is happening to him. I am slowly picking up all of his responsibilities but he is still a…6 -
Getting so disappointed with myself
Every morning I try to tell myself that this will be the day I have the patience and positivity I need to get through the repeated questions, the intense shadowing, the snapping at me for no good rea…5 -
Re: Constant anger
JC5, so sorry this is happening to you. For the past couple months, my DH was constantly angry with me, too. Nothing I did was right, and I mean NOTHING. He'd be yelling at me for everything--screams…7 -
Thoughts
I went to every doc appt. Kept telling them about the continued memory loss, personality changes. He is freezing all the time and continues to loose weight. He scored a 10/30 on his SLUMS. I felt lik…10 -
Re: Do you visit your spouse in MC daily?
I visit three times a week. I go at dinner time and feed her the puréed food and thickened liquids prepared by the MCF. My DW rarely opens her eyes these days, she is barely responsive to anyone's pr…5 -
Re: New to this
Chiron, One of the most helpful statements made to me when I was starting this journey was, 'There is no reason for embarrassment. Neither you nor he has done anything wrong." I had this feeling…6 -
Re: Is there any life left after Alzheimer's caregiving?
I’m five and a half years into stage 8. In that time I left my home of 40 years and my job of 25 years to move across the country to be with my children and grandchildren. I had a significant other f…7 -
Re: Getting so disappointed with myself
I needed to look at just how the days went. Was I continuing as if it were 5 years ago? The answer was yes. I had to stop and plan/live the day within my husband's reality. This meant changing almost…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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