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Re: 100 days
I am so thankful for this forum where we can share these most complex of feelings, thoughts, and perspectives. My DW in stage 5 at age 49 - possibly prolonging this an additional 6 months with the ne…5 -
Re: 100 days
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73268/100-days I can sympathize with your situation because I'm going through the same things. My husband has started having urinary and fecal incontinence. H…6 -
Re: 100 days
This is a life-saving discussion forum for us dementia caregivers. No one outside could possibly come close to understanding our complex feelings and often morbid thoughts. Other terminal diseases ha…6 -
Re: Stuck in the middle
I took care of my husband/household for 8 years. He died 9 years ago. Looking back I realize that almost all of the time I had something in my life that I enjoyed…all by myself. Sometimes it was &quo…5 -
Re: Stuck in the middle
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/245039#Comment_245039 You have been one of the regulars here who i look forward to hearing from. You offer such good insights to caregiving someone with de…5 -
Re: Executive functions
Absolutely a struggle and I fail at least once most days, but that means I’ve succeeded a lot. I try to give myself a break when fail, because I’m just a poor ole human doing her best.6 -
Executive functions
my DW has lost a lot of her executive functions. It is my care responsibilities to take care of all decisions. She sometimes demands to know what is going on and i try to explain even though she won’…6 -
Re: Unhappy Anniversary
My DH hasn’t remembered any important days for years. Sometimes it doesn’t matter and other times it feels so so lonely. Yet we carry on. Last night he asked me if I knew Peggy (that’s me). I said, “…9 -
Re: 100 days
I too have alway thought to myself, please God make my DW stop suffering and take her. I would never tell anyone my thoughts except her in the forum. Today was a pretty good day and then out of no wh…6 -
DH home from respite care
Dh is to return home today from a 10 day respite stay at a great place . I am having conflicting feelings and thoughts. I am at some level looking forward to having him at home again and then I wish …6
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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