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This is TBE checking in from Stage 8
It's been a long time since I have posted on here. It's 15 months since dw passed, but never forgotten. Today I walked by a craft section and she was there, grief, just not as bad. So I wou…15 -
Dermotologist: When to Stop
My DW had a small spot removed a couple of years ago. A tiny melanoma we caught early. Her father had a bunch of these taken off over the years and it got harder to manage as he went downhill with hi…8 -
Re: DH in nursing facility
I thank you all for your responses. I know it's only been two weeks and I pray sometime down the road I feel better about him being there but right now, my heart is broken in two. Reading your p…6 -
Re: What's your pleasure?
Walking under trees feels good to me. I think the Japanese call it "forest bathing." It actually lowers blood pressure, eases depression, and feels good generally. There is a cemetery at th…5 -
hijacked by spam
It is really so sad when someone wants to hijack a forum where we are actually helping each other. For what? attention? scamming? both… I try to flag most of them when I see them, but it is really ju…5 -
DH in nursing facility
I haven't posted for awhile. A lot has happened. My DH is in a nursing facility due to falls at home. After being in the hospital for two days I received a call from his Dr stating he needed 24/…7 -
Re: DH in nursing facility
changing your frame of mind may help. You did not ‘put him away’…you did something FOR him…allowed him to have 24/7 care which CANNOT be provided by one person who intends to remain healthy themselve…6 -
Re: Reversed sleep patterns
Although our situation isn’t exactly the same I can pass along our journey and what has and hasn’t worked for my DH. My DH is currently late stage 6, early 7. For almost 2 years now I have dealt with…5 -
Poem - When I am older...
I read this poem today and it touched me. I know my husband Lonny knew he loved me and that I loved him until the end. The last sentence he said to me before he passed in August was "I love you …11 -
Re: What really happens to someone who has no family and alone with Alzheimer’s???
I encountered that exact situation. The man had two relatives, neither would step up and totally refused his calls. The man seemed to be near destitute, his main diet was Meals On Wheels. He had Soci…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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