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The Lost Years
It has been over six months since I wrote The Cavalry Is Not Coming, and I am happy that my message was able to bring a measure of clarity and peace to so many of you. That message summarized my expe…5 -
Re: Behavior changes
No I learned early in my husband's disease to just let some of that go. At one point, he even asked me to point out when he is repeating himself but when I did he got angry at me. So I learned t…5 -
I'm Hitting My Limit
I am so lost right now and really need to vent. I don't know that I can take the complaints, shadowing and delusions anymore. Perhaps it's because I keep hoping for something back, even tho…20 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
Thanks @Dmarcotte and @Arrowhead for words of wisdom. I too am beating myself up for not being more tolerant. No matter what I say or how I say it …it’s a losing battle. I’ve tried to tone down my vo…5 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
Thank you so much for sharing this - I am also finding myself withdrawing emotionally from my DH. His behavior has changed dramatically in the last year and has become angry, dismissive, demeaning, a…6 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73038/i-feel-myself-withdrawing-emotionally As you noted, it is self -protection. We have been married 66 years. Although DH is not quite stage 4, his brain isn�…5 -
Re: Expected but still hurts
Been there, felt that. DW has looked at me and said, "I haven't seen [my name] in a long time. I wonder what he's doing." At other times she wasn't sure whether we were marri…9 -
Re: Not recognizing home
Others smarter than me will chime in as well. Home for her is a feeling not a place. It is better not to say this is your home, instead, ask what is it about home that you like, love, miss? What remi…7 -
Time
About a year or so ago my neighbor referred to me as my husbands caregiver and I was very insulted. Now as I sit here looking at the man I have loved for 35 years, I wonder when exactly I crossed tha…12 -
Re: Behavior changes
Some of the ways we interact with our LOs will result in establishing which responses to their unusual behavior or words are the best for both. We have a hard time navigating the differences in commu…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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