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Re: Trying to self stage DH
I too thought understanding what "stage" my dear wife was in would be helpful. And then I learned that each person is different and fluctuates between stages often. To me the values of the …5 -
Re: Feeling So Lost
Hi JoMarie. Welcome, though I'm so sorry you have had to join our group. I'm so sorry to hear about your dear husband and your own suffering. We are here for you and understand the molasses…5 -
Re: Trying to self stage DH
I think @howhale and @harshedbuzz are saying similar things. Knowing the exact stage is less important than getting a sense of where your LO is in the disease's progression and what symptoms or …4 -
Re: Just Sad
I hear you. My deep sadness never goes away. I have moments of feeling maybe a quarter normal (not half) or maybe even a few hours on a good day. But every single day I wake up I think, “Oh no, anoth…3 -
Re: Neurophysiology test completed
All I know about worry is to live in today. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is unknowable. Imagine you are canoeing down a river so swift that you cannot paddle upstream. You cannot redo the stretch o…4 -
Re: He won’t go to the bathroom
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/255153#Comment_255153 Stretch waistband pants for men have come a long way in recent years. There are options that are extremely fashionable and stylish. M…2 -
Re: He won’t go to the bathroom
Do you think he would use a urinal? This is a tough one.2 -
Re: Getting support from family members
@A12270 I am sorry you find yourself in this situation. The disconnect between a spousal caregiver's need for meaningful assistance and whatever bandwidth adult children have available to delive…4 -
Re: PWD calling police repeatedly
Yes, this is hard. I am sorry. My stepmother WD called the police repeatedly from an AL facility, saying she had been kidnapped. After two visits, the police told the facility to remove the phone fro…3 -
Re: Assisted living
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/255038#Comment_255038 Best not to tell him anything. The nurse and Social Worker at the MC facility helped me plan how to best drop him off. They said tell…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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