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Re: So many posts remind me. . .
Right there also, reading posts and know we are closer to the end but still feel it could go another year or so. Have hospice on board and DH is starting to have issues with swallowing. Has had a cou…6 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
We are 8 years from diagnosis and 12 years since the onset of symptoms. It seems like it will never end. It is so cruel.5 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/224391#Comment_224391 It's very cruel, unfair and crushing to watch this happening to them and ourselves as their caregivers providing daily life support a…5 -
Guilt
This cannot be a new subject, although a quick search didn't yield what I was looking for. I am 84, have leukemia. My DH is in ES to MS ALZ and is 89. Several of our children have been doing research…7 -
It’s a marathon, not a sprint
Sitting by my sleeping husband’s bedside in the ER for his fifth agitation/aggression admission since May, have been reflecting on what I’ve learned about hospitalizations. When his memory care calle…12 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
I know how you feel. My DH is going on year 7 and is 66 years old. I’m tired of living like this as our lives were turned upside down and I miss the life we once had. I’m fortunate he is a gentle sou…8 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
I am saddened at how very long it takes for people to die from this illness. It seems like it doesn't happen until the last dollar is extracted from the family's pocket and the emotional and physical…11 -
Re: Need support hubby needs assisted living
I do the same luckily we have an open shower no doors etc so we can shower together, once upon a time it would have been romantically fun, all I can do is laugh at this and sometimes sing ha ha! It’s…5 -
Re: So many posts remind me. . .
reading these posts gives me both comfort and fear. I am already struggling in this middle stage and have to fight to keep on going, knowing you have made it helps in the moment but when I think of w…8 -
Re: 10 things "I've" learned about MC's.
ghphotog, A well composed list. My additions. 1.Pitch in when appropriate: a. If staff is overwhelmed at meal time help serving the meal. b. If taking you LO out to a courtyard on a nice day offer to…8
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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