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Re: Hygiene, Meds, Diet
Welcome to the forum, howhale. It sounds like your DW is far enough along that she doesn’t remember things very long. How about crushing and mixing a pill with food or juice and if she notices, tell …3 -
Re: Obsessive plant watering
Yes if it's landscape watering that she's doing, there's probably not much you can do about it—though you might be able to get locks for outside faucets and say that there's a drought, ban on waterin…2 -
Re: Hiw many spouses sleep in another room?
I, too, was part of a couple who slept separately for a good long time. In our case, it preceded dementia and was a result of my DH's severe Restless Leg Syndrome, not to mention he also snored and s…1 -
Re: When to stop ?
Agree with the others - stop trying to be the activity director. As my DH declined, we just did what he was interested in and I followed. We walked (oh my, did we walk. So much walking.) He collected…3 -
Re: Brown Bottom
I have been wiping my DH for 1 year come next month, he looks for me now to help him. I would say to try and offer to help early in the game that's what I did and he did get used to me helping him.3 -
Re: When did you give up on doing errands with your LO?
Hello, all. In this vein, I am somewhat relieved that my Tim has mobility issues, and yet disdains the use of any mobility devices except a single cane. I know, at least for now, that he will scarcel…3 -
Re: Obsessive plant watering
yup. We have to pick our battles.1 -
Re: New diagnosis
Welcome to the forum, you have come to a good place for advice and support. Look to the right under Quick Links and Groups, and there is one for new members with a lot of useful information. Early ad…3 -
Re: Caring for a healthy Spouse
Karl, Your email resonates with me at the moment. My DH is about the same as your DW. He is 86 and in reasonably good physical help. Does a lot of chores (but with an eye on him…otherwise he might pi…3 -
Re: Caring for a healthy Spouse
start planning now. You never know what will happen. Things can change quickly.2
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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