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Re: Tired of putting my life on hold
It’s okay to realize that you don’t want to be a caregiver. Like @Chammer mentioned, find out what options are available to you and choose the best paths forward for yourself and your spouse, even if…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Good morning rockers, it’s pleasantly cool on the deck this morning but will be heating up to mid/high 90’s. The fire has grown to over 550 acres, 5% containment. They flew night flying helicopters d…2 -
Re: Working?
I'm 61 and I was diagnosed with MCI over 5 years ago. AD runs in my family (my Mom has it, my maternal grandmother, grandfather and uncle all had it), so when I noticed that I was beginning to strugg…2 -
Re: I’m so frustrated and scared
Thank you all so much. Today was a much better day. Last night was uneventful. This is such a heartbreaking journey.5 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/251120#Comment_251120 Not off topic. I need to start removing items from his dresser and closet. It is way too much for him. In general, I am finding that …2 -
Re: Father keeps asking where my mother is...
SusanB has offered good and kind advice. What she describes is the consensus; I have pursued this question a lot, since it is a big one in my life too. I will just add that, like everything else with…1 -
Re: Tired of putting my life on hold
I don’t know what to really say. I’m in a different boat.. I love my husband. Always have. I do feel like I am losing my life with much I want to do. But he didn’t choose this either. So here I am. S…5 -
Re: Long time reader and now DH officially diagnosed with MCI
Trottingalong - nice to meet you! My boy, Axel, is 4 and still all puppy. He’s actually a GSD Great Pyrenees cross. Has all the markings of a GSD. With my husband’s declining health it’s comforting t…1 -
Re: Long time reader and now DH officially diagnosed with MCI
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/251181#Comment_251181 I had to respond when you said you have a gsd I have two, one that’s 11 and the most recent member is 2.5. The young one is my consta…1 -
How to help my parents
Hello, I am new here and so grateful to have found this site. My mom has some form of dementia (they refuse to get a diagnosis) and is losing her vision from macular degeneration. We, my father and I…1
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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