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Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
we understand the struggle. 2 things that helped me: I changed the way I thought about my husband. Instead of looking at him as my husband, I started thinking of him as my patient and me his nurse. I…5 -
Re: Caregiving daily and trying to prepare for the future
I tried so hard to be in the moment and doing long-term things at the same. I gave up. I decided it was part of the learning I am going to take on during this ridiculously hard journey. I was a colle…7 -
Re: So over this...
@H1235 Sadly, I think my DH dementia has brought out the worst in me too. I never knew I was so short tempered. Never knew I could get so easily frustrated to the pulling my hair out point. Didn’t kn…11 -
Re: My own irritability as a caregiver
I still struggle with this all the time and I also don’t like myself on those days that I can’t hold it together. You have received great advice already. I will add this poem that someone posted befo…5 -
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Hi Everyone! My name is Laurie and my mom is 78 just diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. She was a nurse for 50 years and I had been noticing that about 5 years ago it was Xmas day and the whole …5 -
Re: So over this...
I hated my husband for a long time. He was so aggressive and had to had everything his way. It wasn't until I realized that he had dementia that I was able to understand the behavior that was so…7 -
Re: Keeps wanting to go get hair cut
My husband loved going to the barber, everybody in the place was so kind to him. I would make an appointment and took him whenever he wanted to go. The barber (or barber-ette) would tell him what the…5 -
Re: The state investigated last week's incident and says my DH has to move...help
The Ombudsman called yesterday afternoon. She was very nice but said there really wasn't anything her office could do. She had talked to the administrator at MC and also consulted with her own s…5 -
Re: So over this...
Thank you for saying it out loud for me. I hear you loud and clear. Now I can say it too…”I cannot stand my husband… hate, despise… you name it …it’s front and center all day. But being the good cath…9 -
Re: Adult teenager
Yep, defiant alright. Won’t eat his veggies or fruits anymore, constant fibbing, sits and watches tv all day, doesn’t clean up after himself , leaves wet towels on the floor, eats snacks all day if I…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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