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Unbelievable rage
Last night we argued about sleeping in his jeans I asked him wouldn't you be more comfortable if he took them off Hours later he raged downstairs and told me to get out of the house He said he w…6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
He's terminally ill. Assuming he doesn't have an alcohol-related dementia like WKS, moderate drinking in this instance is unlikely to change anything. Why take this pleasure from him?6 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My mom has diabetes and is 80. She eats any sweets she can get her hands on. My first thoughts when she was diagnosed was to get her on a proper diet. It didn’t take longs for me to realize that was …7 -
Re: Question severe difficulty walking.
My DW went through a two year phase of shuffling, then leaning forward and falling. Many falls, no serious injuries. An OT assessment led to a walker, but she would forget to use it constantly. That …5 -
Re: To My Fellow Warriors
Thank you Cindybum perfect insight and realising that you are not alone is amazing. We managed the theatre yesterday afternoon Juliette the musical. Slow going up a small flight of stairs slow going …8 -
new skills
Today, I learned a new technique to get DW to change into clean clothes without a conflict. It feels good to be successful and to have learned something new and useful. The awful part of this is that…10 -
Re: Dementia advancing
Thank you both for the helpful info - good to know it has helped and no terrible side effects. She’s already on seroquel which i why i was worried, but it seems that’s ok. Anyway she fell again and i…5 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
My sister in law and good friends of mine are actively involved in the plan. I had him there Thursday for the eval and told him that they do very good therapy there and we might need that. Talk about…7 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
Update: Move in day is 8/21. This is sooo hard for me. Probably the most difficult thing I have ever done. I pray it works out. It's a very well-known and respected, faith-based, non- profit clo…9 -
To My Fellow Warriors
This journey is the worst, yet we all get up, stiffen our spines and get back at taking good care of our LOs. We get irritable, cry, depressed, exhausted, and we still get up and take good care of ou…20
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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