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Re: Do I s*ck at caregiving?
It is easy to visit for an hour even though most don't even do that, but living it 24 hours a day is a whole different thing. Even if you could get them to take a bath every day why is that worth the…6 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
I do the same as brupt30. If my DH asks me directly if I think he has what his mom had I always say no. Always. And I can see the relief in his eyes.2 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
I was honest with my spouse as long as he could understand the answers. After a while he didn't understand any more or was upset by his diagnosis, at which point I stopped, and started giving vague a…3 -
Re: Do I s*ck at caregiving?
There are wonderful 'rinse free' shower caps you can find on Amazon. 10 seconds in the microwave, and then a nice scalp massage. My 'not right now' husband actually enjoys it.5 -
Re: Do I s*ck at caregiving?
Some were born to be caregivers, but for most of us it was thrust upon us and we do the best that we can. There is no one size fits all answer for how to do this, each of our LO's have different pers…7 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
My wife knew there was a problem so as she was tested and after I have given her all the information she wanted, but no more details then she needed. Since her diagnoses almost 9 years ago I don't th…3 -
Re: Aggressive Parent Need Advice
In my state you can go to the court house and file a petition for evaluation. He will have to be considered a harm to himself or others (sounds like he is). Police will come an pick him up and bring …1 -
Re: Coping with disease progression
I agree with the don't move if you don't have to advice. Cross that bridge when you come to it. MC is so expensive, I would defer anything that was going to ratchet up the cost until it was inevitabl…1 -
Re: Coping with disease progression
@CaliforniaGirl-1 you are so right: I think it is 💯 about me. I want her to be in another place and time, I don’t want her to be suffering this disease and progressing. The crazy thing is she had her…2 -
Re: How much information to share with DH?
Only you will know how much to divulge/share. I would take cues from your DH's reactions. I was very transparent with my DH because we both needed answers. It took almost a year to finally get a prel…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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