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Just need an emotional release
The evenings are bad for me. I miss my mom. I miss sitting here with her, enjoying TV on the couch, and being close to her. I miss being her daughter. I know, I know. I still am at some level, but ev…6 -
Re: Feeling guilty about hospice and husband passing away
@SBL83 : I am sorry for your loss. I think you did everything right for your DH. This article has a summary of 3 studies that showed patients on hospice care live longer and better than patients trea…8 -
Re: Feeling guilty about hospice and husband passing away
SBL83, Prior to her passing a few months ago, my DW was dealing with EOAD, advanced stage cervical cancer, and type 1 diabetes. She was in MC for the last 8 months of her journey. I brought in hospic…5 -
Re: Feeling guilty about hospice and husband passing away
SBL83, I am so sorry for your loss. If the medications he was taking were no longer helping then there was no reason to take them. Ativan kept him calm and the morphine helped with any pain he was ex…6 -
Feeling guilty about hospice and husband passing away
My wonderful husband passed away August 3rd. I miss him terribly. He was 71, and he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s about 9 years ago. He also had diabetes and vascular dementia, alon…8 -
Humor even in the late stages
My son and I share a penchant for really bad jokes. I heard three last night on a TV show (see below), and I sent them to him with the predictable response. I thought about telling them to my partner…5 -
Anger - not new but becoming absolutely untenable...
Fair warning: This is just a ramble and not particularly well written but I am desperate. My husband is hovering somewhere between the late early and early middle stage of Alzheimer's I'm guessing. I…9 -
Re: I'm shaking as I write this
A person with dementia may experience changes in how they respond to sex, be inappropriate or aggressive, mistake a person for someone else, or behave sexually in public. There are ways to manage cha…5 -
Re: I'm shaking as I write this
Brenda, I'm so sorry you have to experience this. Remember that THIS IS NOT your husband, as he was. This person has a grave disease that is redirecting his brain and his actions. It is not anything …6 -
Feeling guilty about selling her things, her house. I know I'm not the only one.
Hi everyone, I'm sure there are many of you who have gone through/are going through this and would love to hear from you. My mom was diagnosed with dementia (we don't know what type) about 4 months a…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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