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Re: Caregiver and After
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254388#Comment_254388 I understand your thought process of spreading the "empty house" issue over time and perhaps lessening the sudden shock eff…2 -
Re: Caregiver and After
@howhale I think caregiving changes us permanently as individuals. My mom said that it was several years before the fonder memories of dad outweighed the PTSD-inducing ones of his final years. HB2 -
Re: Caregiver and After
I don't wanna bust anybody's bubble but I don believe you truly ever get over the loss of your spouse especially when they've had Alzheimer's . I took care of my wife for 11 years…3 -
Re: My wife forgot her brother died in 2019
I purchased an old rotary desk phone for my husband and when he insists on talking to one of his deceased LO, I bring it out for him to call them. I wrote a bunch of random phone numbers on a piece o…3 -
Read this- For MCI or early stage Alzheimer’s- slows progression
https://alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13195-024-01482-z1 -
Re: POINTER Study to Modify Lifestyle to support Brain Health
Brain HQ online brain games is recommended by the Mayo HABIT program for cognitive functioning. It has helped my husband with early stage Alzheimer’s regain executive function. We suspect that it is …1 -
Re: Frustrated and overwhelmed
I mimic the advice given here and practical approach to a workaround. I have several incidents of my DW being angry about what might or might not be in the trash. I literally hid secret trash under t…3 -
Re: Frustrated and overwhelmed
Welcome, you are getting good advice, and you really can say anything here. Either throwing things away that they should not or going thru trash and being angry that you threw away something complete…2 -
Re: Sleep
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254415#Comment_254415 My wife got to the point where she would no longer cooperate going to the doctor for appointments and has been refusing all her medic…5 -
Re: Caregiver and After
The information below popped up this morning for me and I thought it might be of interest. Just a call to all of us to not ignore our feelings and symptoms, it may be more than just grief. It may be …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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