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Re: Still waffling on MC placement
Life can lead us to such difficult situations, and it is normal that you can't deal with your emotions. Caring for yourself isn't selfish. It is, if I may say so, more clever in the long ru…2 -
Re: Still waffling on MC placement
It is the emotional roller coaster ride, the not knowing, the fear of making the 'wrong' decision for our LO. The fact that the calvary is not coming. The fact that WE were once a unit, two…5 -
Re: Considering move into Assisted Living for both of us
@Maru Have your children toured any of the places you are considering? I ask because until people actually see assisted living communities, they often think of them as the nursing homes of the past: …2 -
Re: Care home wants more meds because of aggression
my DH also was aggressive with staff during showers and changing his diaper. He kicked one of the caregivers. The facility had no choice but to increase his meds. They upped his Risperidone and added…3 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
Have this problem alot, or DH will say I told him a different time or day something was going to happen. Usually I just say I must have looked at the time wrong.1 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
“Oh Fudge, I’m so sorry, I just don’t remember things like I used to.” …. But it’s so hard to play the bad guy when you’re not. So sorry but it’s the only way🤨2 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
One book I read suggested using the phrase “did I remember to tell you…?”.3 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
the frustration of experiencing Alzheimer’s is terrible. That explains much of the anger. I parried a lot, but then it passed as the disease progressed.1 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
Don’t argue. It gets you nowhere and angers and frustrates your wife. Just apologize in a calm voice.1 -
Re: living the movie Groundhog Day
"Sorry, I thought I told you."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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