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Thank you so much!
I am so grateful to this group for having given me advice and directed me to resources to help get my parent to a safe place where she is well cared for and seemingly content. This is a small miracle…3 -
Re: Should I take DH to out of state wedding?
Oh dear I am sorry but I’m also a glutton for punishment, oh and I am also celiac have been since a baby so I understand dietary needs. You said your DH recognises family members, is still interactiv…5 -
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Re: Hold it all in and Boom along comes red licorice
This really hit home. I feel like I give and give and give and get nothing in return. It's hard to be in charge of it all. I was feeling down the other night and voiced my fears to DH (who is in the …6 -
Re: Delusions or Dreams
my DH would have hallucinations at night. The doctor prescribed Risperidone which helped. You really can’t tell if it’s a dream or just an hallucination. If I woke up as soon as he woke up and calmly…2 -
Re: Me, I am living with it!
There is a different forum here for you. I lnstead of clicking on the supporting someone forum click on the living with forum. That should be of more help to you1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Lightnin' bugs here, too! JeriLynn, the picture of the road reminds me of roads in Arkansas and NE of here . Makes me feel relaxed and calm. Last night on the TV show -'Emergency they were treating a…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
David sorry, know cellulitis can be a trial to bear. Beth I’m starting to have time to go back to the thrift stores too. I went the last two Saturdays. Yesterday I got one small dish made by Mikasa. …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (202)
Good morning. Zetta— The cat under the bed is mom's ironically named cat Sugar. She's a wonderful companion for mom but doesn't really like most people. Her baseline is "jerk", but she's be…2 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
I did keep my husband at home until his death in 2020. He had EOAD. He was 57 when it started and 65 when he passed. I was able to do it because I was nearly 5 years younger than him and physically a…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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