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Re: First Post
My DW also has EOAD. She is 55 and was diagnosed almost 3 years ago. This disease she has is tough on both the patient and the caregiver. I call it the Alzheimer’s roller coaster. You will have good …5 -
Long overdue update
We hit the 3 year mark in MC a couple of months ago. It's been a 15 year trip with dementia so far. I know I posted here before about how I feel so "old" because this is typically a di…29 -
Re: Hope and hospice
Thank you all for your thoughtful responses. I have decided that if my husband isn't "actively dying" that I'm going to take the four day trip and have my own car so I can head ho…10 -
Re: Cell phone
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72919/cell-phone interesting this post comes up. Just today I heard my LO crying in his workshop and asked what’s wrong. He said he couldn’t remember how to text a…7 -
Re: First Post
@blacksparky our lab just asked if she could move to your house! 😁6 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
Oh, I feel I’m the Queen of Resentment! My husband is lost in Altzheimers. I have no idea who he is anymore. I’m trying to hold on to my faith, but no matter how much I pray, I’m not sure if the Lord…12 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72805/anyone-with-resentment I TOTALLY get it! My husband and I did not have a good marriage, and now I am wiping his bottom as he gets annoyed with me. I am resen…5 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/240927#Comment_240927 "I wish I could talk to someone but when I tried that he accused me of talking about him behind his back." I have been in e…6 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
My DH has EO Alz and he is only stage 4/5. He is 50… I’m 43. Still raising kids. I am SO resentful that my experience as a mother and my kids’ childhoods are all about his dementia. Our lives have be…10 -
Re: First Post
It is indeed a devastating road we are on. I keep reminding myself, it’s not him, it’s the disease that I’m angry at. Instead of spending so much of our precious time being angry at the disease, I’m …7
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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