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  • Re: Why Stay?

    I too understand how you feel. I had planned on caring for my DH until I could no longer physically do so. Unfortunately last December I was diagnosed with a rare aggressive breast cancer and could n…
  • Re: Electric Razor

    My wife has a couple of Remington shavers, one corded and one cordless. They work fine for shaving her legs and chin but won't faze my beard. The back-and-forth motion of the blades chafes my skin an…
  • Re: I am at the end of my rope as a caregiver

    @Sylvia320 Hi and welcome. I am so sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you reached out. The dementias are about so much more than memory loss. They impact personality and will rob a person o…
  • Re: Police called update

    I’m posting a second time because I reviewed your previous discussions. Your previous postings indicate you’ve wanted out of this situation since last summer. You moved him back to his condo then. Wh…
  • Re: New Year

    I am so sorry you are facing this unthinkable betrayal by your husband. "Outsourcing the physical care" is an excellent way to explain why the emotional pain remains.
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  • Re: Just need to talk to my friends(201)

    Instead of cornbread in milk, I ate pound cake in ice cream, and it was yummy! Iris
  • Re: Police called update

    so sorry. Hope the VA does help. My DH went into a BA memory care facility and got excellent care there. It seems you only have 2 choices: keep taking his calls or block him which is what I think you…
  • Re: Alzheimer’s and radiation

    An internet inquiry shows articles about radiation to the brain having a risk for dementia. I don’t think radiation of the throat would be considered to have that risk. There’s really no way to know.…
  • Re: Why Stay?

    My take is you are allowed to feel this way, and shouldn't feel any guilt in doing so. You signed up for a marriage till death parts you, but this horrible disease is stripping away what once was thi…

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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