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Re: Patience...
when my husband was diagnosed with AD at 59 I told myself I can’t do this. This can’t happen to us and I was a mess. He had a wonderful job, he just built our retirement home and we were getting read…8 -
Gulp. So new I hope I’m reading incorrectly
New diagnosis. Hubby. I’m reading posts saying seven years, nine years. Still dealing with new memory failings? Issues. I did just order that book someone suggested. I just don’t think I can handle a…8 -
Patience...
…I'm out of it. I’ve heard it said that resilience is a virtue, and in my current position, I really need it to be. For the past three years, my husband has had an official diagnosis of Alzheime…10 -
Re: Patience...
The truth is, we don't always handle it with grace and kindness. But we don't quit looking for answers, ideas, insights, programs, articles, organizations and anything that will help us nav…7 -
Re: Too old for this/too young for this
For myself, living day to day with DW ALZ, anosognosia vs denial is a distinction without a difference. I imagine there are some people for whom this difference was meaningful, but I never found it t…6 -
Focus on the Now, the Positive, the Moments
My name is Vickie B. I turn 50 in 4 days, and I've been living with younger onset Alzheimer’s since 2021. Have I cried? Yep- a few short times. BUT I have made it my mission to not stay/live in …13 -
Re: Downsizing with Dementia
I made a big move almost 4 years ago now after my DH was officially diagnosed with Alz. I moved from Ohio to Texas to be near our daughter and family. Yes it kept me very busy and helped to deal with…5 -
Re: Still waffling on MC placement
Annie51…you and I are about in that same indecisive and guilty place about placing my DW. So many others have it much worse and are hanging in there, but I just had another full night of a wandering …5 -
Re: Social Scientists, We Are Here
==I wonder how well Bruce Willis' wife truly understands all that is involved in caregiving. After all, Bruce lives separately from her in their second home.== And how is that different than tho…5 -
Re: Social Scientists, We Are Here
Totally agree with everyone. When my husband was officially diagnosed with AD, I felt the neurologist was in a hurry that day and just told us he had Alzheimer’s and that was it and basically was out…5
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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