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Re: How To Prepare for the End
Thank you all. I will get going on final arrangements next week. I'd rather be ready. I am definitely keeping what all of you have said about being ready, but being flexible. One of my caregiver…10 -
Re: Tired
Vent away! It lets the steam off the pressure cooker of caregiving. My husband was in memory care in a room with another patient who didn't know his name or his wife but could name every puppy t…3 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Dad and I didn't share a very warm relationship, but watching him morph from an unusually attractive, articulate and well-groomed man into some sort of yeti with crumbs in his beard wearing a te…6 -
Re: Aphasia
Sending you love @Biggles ❤️ It is so hard.1 -
Re: Aphasia
My husband isn’t “there” yet so I have no experience on which to draw or words of wisdom. I can only offer a heartfelt hug. Your posts help me to prepare mentally for what’s likely to happen in our f…3 -
Re: Aphasia
my heart breaks for you I wait everyday to see what’s coming next , can’t image what your going through. I sometimes feel that no of this is going to happen to my wife. No matter how n my any stories…3 -
Re: What You Took From Me
Bill you should write a book. A really honest book about this ugly journey1 -
Re: Moved Mom In
it's long but good shorter different presenter2 -
Re: Constantly saying Help Me please
Welcome to the group! I'm sorry you've been dealing with so much. Elderly saying "help me" over and over is pretty common in later stages of dementia. It stems from their anxiety …1 -
Re: Beginning to Resent My Mom
You are young to have so much on your plate - school, caregiving , wondering what employment will look like in a changing world economy and the joys and give&take of a young marriage. The Alz Ass…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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