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Re: I feel like the song White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
Every day these are just a few of the things that DH gets wrong that I must ignore or find a way to correct without causing further confusion: No need to charge phone yet. (He is reading battery leve…6 -
Jeez
Of all the two clear sentences my DW could get out clean. Yesterday she said, "I can't talk. It makes me want to walk into the road in front of cars." Damn. What a gut punch.11 -
Re: I am seriously flipped out
Hello Eloise… I’m truly sorry for your ongoing ordeal. Seems like every moment is chaotic, I know. My DH is awfully verbally abusive, like all day. I was, like you in a very very distressing private …5 -
Grief! - Vent!
I am having a very hard time coping with anticipatory grief ! I have been caring for my DH for about 14 years. He is now stage 7 on Hospice. I have help almost every day for his care. I am trying so …13 -
Hello out there
Well, it's Sunday morning and the DW of 40 years is sleeping so I have my hour or two before the fun begins - lol. Just found this site! My wife was diagnosed in 2019 and is fairly well along on…6 -
Re: Hello out there
persevere, sounds like your DW and my DW are running close together. My DW was diagnosed on Feb. 2019 also and the same issues for now. I to was going through the fits of rage because of abandonment,…7 -
Re: Tired of putting my life on hold
I don’t know what to really say. I’m in a different boat.. I love my husband. Always have. I do feel like I am losing my life with much I want to do. But he didn’t choose this either. So here I am. S…5 -
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Re: Reality
I’m thankful in the sense my husband has COPD in addition to his dementia. He’s far less mobile. He’s not on oxygen, thank goodness. I’ve learned not to ask for his help ever. Recently I couldn’t rem…5 -
Re: Reality
The part about the stairs and the nails hits home with me. I am always looking for ways to keep DW involved in the upkeep of the house and feeling sadness and disappointment as I identify new things …5
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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