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Re: Angry
I understand and feel exactly the same way. I try to be patient, but I too get angry and impatient and snap at my DH, especially when I have to clean his incontinence. I've always heard that God…7 -
Re: Who am I?
I’m where you are more often than not. I also think I’ve got it figured out, then comes a gut punch. My DH drains me with his constant yelling out, “mother”, “mom”. Sometimes I say what? And he answe…6 -
Re: Tests and medications
That is a tough but important question. From the earlier responses, there doesn't seem to me to be a consistent approach, although stopping medications or tests that don't affect comfort is…6 -
Evacuating in an Emergency
Greetings. When the Guadalupe River recently flooded, the police ordered everyone on my street to evacuate. It was a very scary experience. Here are some lessons I learned: It could happen to anyone …5 -
Re: Lost
I read your post and it's something I could have written. Last year my husband called the police without my knowledge, saying there were strange people at our home partying. I was shocked when t…6 -
Re: Lost
First of all, I am sorry you have begun walking this journey with all of us here. I can only add that all the difficult behaviors (of my DH with ALZ ) as they come about require so much from me as a …8 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
They arent self motivated because their brain is not functioning like it used to. It’s broken. They cannot learn new things and remember those things. Looking at a calendar means nothing. Five minute…6 -
Lost
I'm new to these discussions and I feel completely lost. My DH has become increasingly detached from reality. He doesn't know me at all. He thinks I am mean, even though I do everything for…10 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
You don't say exactly how far along your spouse is, but it sounds like far enough along that the effects of dementia are really starting to take over her former abilities. Unfortunately dementia…5 -
Re: Moved husband to memory care and he just wants me
I think of placement in Memory Care all the time, and how my DH will react. He is Stage 6 and mostly is cognitive age 4. He believes his wife left him last year and I've been hired to be his car…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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