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Re: I just cried
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/256154#Comment_256154 Thanks for the update. I'm taking my spouse to daycare for the first time this Friday.4 -
Re: I just cried
I am so happy for you both! Thank you for sharing the positive outcome and how difficult this was for you. So many read this site without posting. I know that I did for months. I hope that your story…4 -
Re: I just cried
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/256154#Comment_256154 Thanks for the update! Successes encourage those of us to try to find ways to cope with this awful disease.4 -
Feeling so Sad
Hi there - DH was diagnosed with MCI due to AD in July. He's 66; I'm 58. I posted last month and many of your responses to me were so helpful. I'm meeting with a counselor for my newfo…3 -
Re: Being accused of any and everything
One thing that helps me with repeated accusations is to redefine the statement in my mind, so every time I hear "you're lying," I can think, "she's afraid," or some simi…1 -
Re: I just cried
Update: When I picked up my DW later that day, she saw me and jumped up and came over to me with a smile. The director there said she did great and when the director told my DW that she would see her…15 -
Re: I just cried
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74349/i-just-cried I can't imagine but I would like to experience this. I have explored daycare but DH has an erratic sleep pattern and isn't very cooper…2 -
Re: I just cried
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74349/i-just-cried Please get a counselor that will guide you through the maze of depression, suffering, guilt and grief. It is a journey through distortions of re…4 -
Re: Obsession with his cat
It’s normal, yes. And annoying. My husband does that with our aging shepherd. She was always more attached to him and if she’s not laying near him (she loves her spot upstairs) he starts fretting and…8 -
Re: Coconut Oil
Stay on this wretched journey long enough and every 'helpful' person standing outside of reality will offer you the 'magic' pill. I'm about to loose my frigging mind to their…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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