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  • Re: Tone Deaf Invitation

    @buggytoo Before I'd condemn them, I need to know more. Is your husband still in an earlier stage where he would enjoy a party? Have you socialized with this couple recently with your DH successfully…
  • Re: Tone Deaf Invitation

    @Buggytoo i checked out a couple of your posts and comments on other people’s posts. You mention your spouses explosive behavior, agitation, delusions and that he is on stage 6. You mention you have …
  • Re: Tone Deaf Invitation

    Oh Buggytoo, my heart goes out to you. I am sorry this invitation is so hurtful but it does make one wonder why. It also affords the opportunity for you to realistically examine your DH’s behaviors o…
  • Re: Another MC Question

    I didn't get any calls overnight, which was good- when i got there today she was a bit lost, one of the aides had had to redirect her to her new space, and she was confused about where she was and ho…
  • New day program was great until it wasn't

    Thought we had a good thing going with DH new day program. He was having such a good time, happy to go in the morning and coming home in a great mood. It lasted 3 weeks. He aggressively escaped while…
  • I’m losing steam

    Hi all. Caring for hubby 80 years old. Diagnosed in 2021. Sleeping more , bad eating habits, obsessed with tv remote, doesn’t want to do anything, doesn’t want to shower and shave. Takes days for me …
  • What is wrong with me? (Rhetorical question)

    Some days I wonder if I'm going to get though this with my sanity. Yesterday I actually booked a plane ticket and made reservations to travel somewhere by myself and then within a few hours came to m…
  • Just wanted to say "Hello friends"

    I've been gone for a while, but that doesn't mean I've forgotten about you. As the song said "You are always on my mind". So just a little update. It seems like every time I want to do some…
  • Re: Wondering ...

    BW, I don't think my friend meant to be mean or stupid. I posted as an example of just one of the CLUELESS things that were said to me regarding my memory loss. For about the first three years after …
  • Re: Is there life after this

    We are all in the same boat. On hold, in limbo, wanting the suffering to end. I have a daily fantasy of getting a phone call that my dear partner has died in her sleep and what a relief that would be.

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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