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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 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Leaving Sitka, going into the Pacific Ocean Beautiful waters and mountains and forest Beautiful sunset Paraphernalia for sale for the Orange Party for those who did not bring their own orange wear. I…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (209)
Good Evening All, Waiting for some of that cooler weather here as well. 102 today but the bigger issue this year is we have only had 2.7" of rain since January. Fires abundant in western Colorad…1 -
Re: Caregiving daily and trying to prepare for the future
When I first retired, DH was probably Stage 4 or 5. I wanted to use my new free time and begin purging the house we’ve lived in for 33 years because I was thinking of the future like you. It was very…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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