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Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
Your expectations might be at a level too high for her to meet. I ended up taking DH phone away from him because it was a constant source of stress as he had trouble operating it. I also had a white …1 -
Re: How to motivate your AD spouse to do things that will help her.
My wife has not used a phone or tv remote for at least two years. She sometimes doesn't understand what I say and sometimes can't find the word for what she wants to say, she is content just sitting …1 -
Re: Lost
So sorry you’re here. We are all on the same journey here. Hate say this to you but it’s time he goes into memory care. Both of you will be safer this way. They will know how to settle him down and m…2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (208)
Lorita, there are places here that buy iron, copper, aluminum, lead, and brass for scrap. You can take them junk cars, defunct furnaces, beer cans, etc. and they pay a little for them. When I was wor…1 -
Re: Mom refusing to be active
Sadly it seems that disinterest in activities is relatively common. And also having it get much more pronounced after losing a spouse. What helped me was realizing more wasn’t always better, and that…1 -
Re: I need help making a decision about supplementing food intake in late stage 6 DH
@Palmetto Peg I am so sorry you have to now decide what is best for your hubby. I am not trying to be dismissive when I tell you that you will know what you need to do. Trust your gut! 🫂 Prior to my …1 -
Re: Lost
The mean things that DH says to me still hit me, but my skin is getting thicker little by little. It’s very hard when you know you’re doing so much for them. You just have to keep saying to yourself …4 -
Re: Lost
First of all, I am sorry you have begun walking this journey with all of us here. I can only add that all the difficult behaviors (of my DH with ALZ ) as they come about require so much from me as a …7 -
Re: Lost
”Has anyone else had this experience?” My guess is there are none here who haven’t experienced much of what you’re seeing. With my DW I certainly experienced her not knowing who I was, and her desire…1 -
Re: Lost
Please talk to his doctor about this. My wife had similar issues and it was resolved with medication.3
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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