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Start of incontinence
I knew the day would come. DH is now urinary incontinent for about a week now. I’ve been lucky it held off for as long as it did. He’s always been very resistant to my helping him in the bathroom wit…9 -
Re: Ugly Stepchildren Dilemma
Your advice has been so helpful! I have decided to do nothing about this and just let it go. My stepson is a bully and will never listen to any opinion other than his own. Once their father has passe…10 -
The money is gone!
Mom has been in Al for a year and a half. When we moved her in they said they accepted Medicaid waiver. I was never told family would need to pay the remaining. Partly my fault, I should have asked b…7 -
Caregiver who is a nurse
Hi, This is my first post. My mom has dementia that has progressed to moderate. She is very stubborn and becomes belligerent if she does not get her way. She does not realize that she has memory issu…5 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Thanks for this thread, Diane and all. I’m about 2 1/2 months into stage 8. The pain is so intense at times. I’m keeping myself going, even doing traveling to be with friends and family, but today I …7 -
memory care bail out
Well I thought I had done it. I placed my DH, probably early stage 6, in a local memory care facility. I had looked at every likely place and decided this one was the best. No health department citat…13 -
So I was planning to do something productive today for once…
My plans for a productive day came to an end mid morning when hospice called. The hospice nurse regularly calls to update me on his visit. Today he told me first that my DW was being recertified, and…17 -
Re: Ugly Stepchildren Dilemma
I have a difficult brother who often blames me and my moms best friend has said some awful things about how terrible I treat mom. Taking all her freedom away. Trying to reason with my brother has bee…5 -
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
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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