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Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
I totally feel you on the nuisance factor of this decision. My DH was told by the neurologist first to limit driving, which he really refused to do. Then the PCP told him point blank that he shouldn'…5 -
Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
I struggled a little bit with the driving thing, but not for long. My DH was diagnosed last summer, and while I knew how much he loved to drive, the day the neurologist told us he should no longer be…5 -
Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
Thank you for your honesty. I think I know what the answer is here, but because we've just received this diagnosis and our lives have been so uprooted already, it feels like a giant step into a direc…7 -
Re: Is it wrong to continue driving?
Yes, I know you are right. It's just so much to adjust to in such a short period of time. I think I'm having trouble catching up to the reality of the situation.5 -
Re: Can others understand?
thank you all, it helps so much to read each of your comments— it’s amazing how much it helps to hear your replies… and to “Quilting brings Calm”— thanks for your post from the “other” side — I was t…6 -
Re: Can others understand?
Petra…. As an ‘other’, I can honestly say no I don’t get or understand it totally. I get part of it- when mom had her urosepsis crisis, I was there 24/7 for several days getting her and step-dad move…6 -
Re: Worried
He’s on cloud 9 and I am emotionally drained. Of course he passed ( you get 3 try’s!!!) gloated and at this point I really wish he would kill me, that’s how defeated I feel. It is only me and him. Th…12 -
Re: This Double Life
I, too, am leading a double life. My DH has been in MC since January. He doesn't know that I have bought a smaller house and am in the process of having it painted and fixed up and am packing our thi…7 -
Re: Can others understand?
Petra the mindless comments from others are wellmeaning but just that, mindless. Best to ignore because it takes too much energy to correct them or to stay irritated at them. The folks here get it. T…12 -
Just sharing a moment of epiphany
So yesterday was a particularly frustrating morning with Mom. Angry about money and lying people, and all sort of nasty comments. I was having a very hard time keeping my compassion and my Ms Dementi…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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