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Re: MC one year anniversary
Next week will mark the 1 year milestone for us. I'm so conflicted cuz he's doing extremely well these days, almost like normal, I feel as if I should bring him home—a thought that's met with fervent…6 -
Re: Its Our Turn. Preparing to say farewell...
Butterfly Wings, Staying with a LO through 7 stages of this disease takes more strength than most Caregivers knew they had. It comes with a price. Our own health… The end of Stage 7 is the beginning …5 -
Re: So glad to have found something to laugh about!!!
An 85-year-old couple, having been married almost 60 years, had died in a car crash. They had been in good health the last ten years, mainly due to her interest in health food and exercise. When they…7 -
Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
I have read this many times: the doctor said it was okay for the PWD to drive only in the neighborhood and only during daylight hours. This makes no sense to me. Driving is a privilege not a right. E…6 -
Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
It was and still is to this very day extremely hard to deal with the driving issues. As I was making dinner tonight I realized how awful it would be if someone told me I couldn’t cook or bake anymore…6 -
Re: The end of the "fiblets"...
I had something similar happen during a disastrous psychiatric hospitalization when my partner threatened violence against me. The admitting physician (who was relatively young and inexperienced) tol…7 -
Re: New to the community - First post
FWIW, we did downsize and move closer to DS and his family to access support and make our lives a bit simpler. A house with no stairs has been a huge plus, as is a smaller community where most everyt…3 -
Re: Need to exit the Roundabout
I don't know if this is a helpful place to write this, but here goes… My spouse , in stage 5, is an alcoholic. I provide beer because beer and TV are the only things he has, and I don't want to induc…7 -
Re: MC one year anniversary
These annual mile markers are tough ones. I'm at two years this week, approaching one year at our second (better) facility. I wish I could say it gets easier, but that's not been my experience. My pa…13 -
MC one year anniversary
It was the worst day of my life. But we survived it and now a year later I can say it was the right move for us. I read so many posts of others struggling with this decision and I fully understand yo…9
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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