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Downsizing with Dementia
It's been three years since the official diagnosis though it was happening way before that. And I realize I haven't looked back. I haven't looked back at how we were before all of this…12 -
Re: Books, and thermostats
I’m a librarian. The library where I work has dementia books and activities kits. Check with your local library and see if they have books or activity kits for people with dementia. Talk to the refer…8 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
Oh yeah. The first big sign of my DW's cognitive issues was the beginnings of aphasia. She is now down to barely understanding me when I speak and an inability to get out a complete sentence tha…5 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
My DH is quiet and is probably moving into stage 6…. He can talk but he rarely initiates a conversation. He can remember things for a few minutes and he will answer me when I ask questions but if I t…5 -
Re: Moved husband to memory care and he just wants me
I really appreciate 17plaw2's comments about his wife's placement as I struggle with that decision. Today in some kind of apocalyptic revelation I realize that I hate everything about careg…6 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
I'm new to this group, so I'll try to keep my comment on target. My wife is also late Stage 4 or early Stage 5. I've seen exactly the same behavior. I'll come into the bedroom and…10 -
Re: We Don't Talk Anymore
DW is in early stage 6. As I write this, we are in our 10th hour of her speaking non stop nonsense. She talks to the air, continuously, without end, without purpose or meaning. Repeating the same non…7 -
Re: Ready to place hubby in memory care
I placed my DH in 6 weeks ago. I didn’t tell him in advance. I did take him to lunch at the facility (it has assisted living restaurant) a couple of times. The day of , after he was dressed, I told h…5 -
Re: Tests and medications
My wife is in state 7, bedridden, not on any types of medication, and on Hospice. I can’t see any reason for lengthening her life, for either of us. I just want her to be comfortable. She’s still ale…9 -
Re: Tests and medications
It is a good question, one I thought about a lot last week during my LO’s overnight hospitalization when I had to try to discourage him from pulling out the IV needle every few minutes throughout the…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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