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Re: Merry Christmas?
Hello Cate2024. Sorry that your attempts were not appreciated or recognized. What I’m learning about things that I think are special have no relevance whatsoever for my DH. I understand that feeling …9 -
Re: Different respite question
I had 5 glorious respite days last Spring. My husband stayed in a hospice house. His room was right by the nurse's station and had a hospital bed, recliner, TV , fridge and private bathroom. I m…3 -
Re: Intimacy and guilt
Barbie300 I would quietly take that reminder off his phone. Out of sight out of mind has been my experience. As I have eliminated things off my DW's phone she never notices.8 -
Re: Sticker for vehicle…
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Re: Sticker for vehicle…
check to see if your state has the Yellow Dot program. There's a sticker you place on the rear windows of your car alerting first responders that there is information in the glove box. It's…1 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
my Dad passed away at 44 yrs old and left my Mom a young widow. Later I asked her how she got through it. She said by putting one foot in front of the other. That’s what I’m doing. I make a list ever…3 -
Re: Hygiene Issues
i am having a hard time with having my mom shower says she took one yesterday. Mostly stays in the same pjs day in day out and i can't get her to change them. She always says she just put them o…1 -
Re: Caring for parents - Long distance
That is all so tough. The distance makes it much harder. Is it feasible for you to go stay with your mom for about a week? At her house? That may give you a clearer picture of how she is functioning …4 -
Re: Hurt Feelings
We know the brain is broken and getting worse and whatever our loved one says is gone from their mind almost immediately but the words hurt. We are just humans and words hurt, sometimes terribly so. …6 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Jim Carrey once said: Grief is not just an emotion—it’s an unraveling, a space where something once lived but is now gone. It carves through you, leaving a hollow ache where love once resided. In the…9
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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