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Re: Dementia, meds, alcohol
Everyone here has given you sound advice and given the complicated medical history best handled by a professional. So first, I am glad you are looking into it with the doctor… BUT I will add my DW is…9 -
Decompressing after a tough visit
I guess all we can do is take a deep breath and exhale, right? I visited my mom yesterday. She is in Memory Care. I put my game face on. I went through the locked doors she now lives behind. I walk t…11 -
Re: Freedom feels so good!!
I am starting to get success with paid companion care a few days a week. Being able to shop for groceries without having to deal with the stress, noise, and constant attention my DW needs has been he…7 -
Re: Freedom feels so good!!
I can sure relate, after 8 years of 24/7 caregiving with little or no help. Why is it that family members who are caring and compassionate people, make so little effort to assist us and so rarely vis…8 -
Re: Learning to live with the sadness
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242131#Comment_242131 We sleep well at night. Every morning my DW wakes up with a smile and says things that make me feel like I am the greatest person on …5 -
Re: Reminders that don't remind.
Hi, Tom, I doubt your DW is deliberately ignoring the list. More likely she forgets about it or is unable to process everything on it. People with Alzheimer's lose their ability to initiate acti…5 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
I totally understand what you’re saying. Sometimes I find myself actually HATING him for making my life a living hell and wishing I’d never married him, Then I feel sooo damned guilty! I know without…8 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
When I first started coming to this site, I posted a discussion about not loving my spouse with dementia. There were so many people who replied and said they understood and felt the same way! Just be…6 -
Re: Anyone With Resentment?
Sometimes I don’t think anyone can really understand my resentment. I also think I should have left years ago but always had reason not to and things didn’t seem bad enough just not good then my husb…5 -
Freedom feels so good!!
I’ve been the solo caretaker for my DW for almost three years. We moved back to California after her diagnosis to be closer to her family. Well to say the least it didn’t help me with her. Virtually …19
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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