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  • Re: Goodbye

    So very very sad. There is a nobility of spirit you have shared with us. Thank you.
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    My heart breaks for you. I can't imagiune a tougher place to be. I trust and pray you have help with all yoru going thru. God Bless you both.Most of all out situations can't comapre to what…
  • Re: Goodbye

    I am so sorry to hear of your situation. May God comfort and guide you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
  • Re: Goodbye

    Dear Fred, Wishing you all of our collective strength to face the journey ahead. May peace and love guide you and be your wings.
  • Re: Goodbye

    Fred, thank you for your contributions to this forum - I remember when you had to have surgery earlier this year and discovering that her daughter as Plan B wasn't going to work. I am definitely…
  • Re: Maybe I’m overreacting?

    You will likely need to pursue the doctor visits and testing under protest from your husband but you MUST take control now or the situation can quickly overwhelm you and your husband.
  • Re: Maybe I’m overreacting?

    You are not overreacting. These are classic signs that something is wrong. Talk to your husband’s primary care physician or neurologist if he has one. You need to get cognitive testing done asap. If …
  • Re: Guacamole...

    when my DH was in stage 5 I fixed scrambled eggs one morning. He looked at them and said “I don’t like eggs”! He had eaten eggs all his life and loved them with catsup. The 2nd time was cereal and a …
  • Re: Guacamole...

    The first time I noticed this word finding difficulty with my DH was when he couldn’t remember the words “fax machine.” Think it was in 2019, we ran a small business and would fax orders over to our …
  • Re: destructive treatment from my wife's daughter

    We had a similar experience when a relative had Alzheimer’s. The relative that was blocked had power of attorney and all legal documents for care. An attorney was hired, he went to court, and won. Yo…

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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