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Re: Awareness of condition
My DW has essentially no memory, long or short, but every once in a while she would say, "Something's wrong with my brain. I don't remember anything."1 -
Re: help for a friend
Hi elyn - from what I am reading from your post, you are helping to care for your friend's mom... (sorry, just a tad difficult with little punctuation, so just to clarify) Yes, it is common for a PWD…1 -
Re: The Move to Memory Care is Here
I placed my DW 5 months ago. It was the worst day of my life. One of my best friends helped me move her in and then he took me out for lunch. It does get easier. I visit her every day. I can't wait t…4 -
Re: The Move to Memory Care is Here
I hear you, CC. My wife is in my first choice of MC and adjusting well, but I still hate it. It's the best for both of us, but I hate the necessity. Lewy Body is a bear. A friend placed her husband w…3 -
On the Upside
I just wanted to share a few positive wins in this land of the seemingly ever-down life. We are now 7 weeks post-MC move-in. Last weekend, in honor of Mother's Day, the care facility hosted a breakfa…6 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
I am 82 and now I know all my character traits which make following the 10 Absolutes so hard for me. I have always wanted the 'truth', accuracy in everything. I fail with my HWD constantly because he…11 -
Re: 10 Absolutes in Dementia Care
Golden, you will hear the expression that you need to “live in her world now”, which isn’t literally true but is a very useful tip. I also worked 45 years in a corporate engineering environment and u…4 -
Re: Next?
I’m so sorry. It’s so hard when it’s both of them. My step-dad died 9 months before my mom. Your dad may accept it,or he may not… or at stage 7, he may not understand it. If it happens, tell him once…1 -
Re: I moved DW to memory care (part 2)
I don't know if this is helpful or not … but I placed my sister in memory care (which is not at all the same as placing a spouse) when she was in her early 60s. She was the youngest person there. At …3 -
Re: The Move to Memory Care is Here
My DW hits the four week mark in MC tomorrow. The anticipation was hard, and I worried a lot during the final week that I wouldn't be able to get her moved in, that she would at some point resist. Bu…4
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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