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Re: First Post
It is indeed a devastating road we are on. I keep reminding myself, it’s not him, it’s the disease that I’m angry at. Instead of spending so much of our precious time being angry at the disease, I’m …7 -
Re: First Post
I remember being where you are at the beginning. It can be overwhelming. Make sure you have power of attorney for both medical and financial. And during all that, you deal with the emotional upheaval…8 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
I'll be back later, mostly I'm just testing to see if this posts. The latest site weirdness is that I'll see notifications, but if I click on them I get a message that says "something went wrong…2 -
Re: Home care, will this work or not ?
tell her the help is for you not her. That may help. Hope it works out. Keep us posted. 💜2 -
Importance of connection for caregivers
Just thought I would share a recent experience. My DH bounces back and forth between stage 4 and 5-mostly five. We recently took a car trip to visit family and he handled the car ride very well which…13 -
Re: 17 Months in Care
Please come here to chat with others. It is a great space for that. You are doing a great job. From your post I can tell you are present, attentive, and concerned. She is lucky to have you. "Whe…1 -
Re: Struggling with Refusals for Doctor appointments
I have struggled for past 7 yrs to get DH to the dr. We chased a diagnosis for 10 mo through Kaiser, Drs, tests, MRIs only to get diagnosis of MCI and twisty colon. 2 strokes, 2 vascular surgeries la…5 -
Re: Struggling with Refusals for Doctor appointments
I simply got to the point that I didn’t tell him. I just said we were going to run errands and we would get ice cream when we were done. That got him in the car at least. Of course he recognized the …2 -
Re: Struggling with Refusals for Doctor appointments
My DW blood pressure was off the charts whenever we saw the neurologist. At her PCP, dentist, and at home blood pressure was normal. I don't understand why he continues to "quiz" her. She h…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (204)
Carl - maybe she read the same article that I read awhile ago about what happens if you do an act of kindness every day. Maybe this was her act of kindness? I don't think she's nuts, but you can't ru…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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