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Re: Those eyes!! 👀
I guess I look at my DH’s need in a different way. For most of our married lives we were both busy a lot of the time, with jobs and careers and just keeping the household running. I traveled for my j…12 -
Re: Finding something for her to do
A fidget blanket might be something that would keep her occupied.1 -
Re: Finding something for her to do
Welcome! My husband is now in stage 7 and is less active then prior stages. He too watches window TV and at times will watchs football on TV. He also at times will watch some "star war" typ…2 -
Re: It’s been a week
((QBC)) Everyone processes grief differently. You have planned a service that will give you what you need to grieve and process your loss. Your siblings and step-siblings may not need this type of th…2 -
Re: Have I totally lost it?
After my DH went to memory care, I did some freshening up of our apartment. We had only lived in it together for about 9 months, but when we first moved in I was so busy caring for him that I had no …6 -
Re: Just a rambling vent...
I am so sorry. You can get door alarms on the exterior doors, but given your mom's progression discrete locks up high would be a quick fix. I hear you on the disconnect between a barely mobile late s…1 -
Re: Finding something for her to do
Is she mobile enough for you to take her out? Going to a big box store, having her push the cart while you 'shop' could make her feel useful and provide some exercise and stimulation. It was the only…3 -
She has gone to heaven
I cry as I write this. My wife passed yesterday at 2AM. Now I am suffering in stage eight. I don’t know what to do in order to feel better. So I thought I would write my awe full feelings down and se…23 -
Re: Feeling Fragile
Biggles, sometimes crying is the best thing you can do. It at least releases some of the profound sadness and anxiety you have to deal with on a daily basis. Sometimes I think we try to hard to get t…10 -
Re: Have I totally lost it?
My sense is that you have definitely not “lost it”. But rather your need to change your physical environment is a sign of hope that you can move forward and cast off a hurtful past. I wish you happy …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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