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Re: Alone This Holiday?
Dear @WIGO23 Sorry about the holiday. We are having 2 friends over - both would be home alone on Christmas. Both are bringing sides and I am doing the entree, one veg, and dessert - what I would prob…4 -
Re: Newly Diagnosed Physician
I am waiting on my MRI which is Friday 10/24. Waiting is the hardest part for me. I’ll be following your post to see how your doing2 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
Call me Gram… Ann Basting…i have always been a believer that the creative soul is always inside out loved ones I had never heard of Ann. Perhapy she is the new wave of care. Thank you! https://www.te…2 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
I know how you are feeling; I was exactly the same way . When my DH was diagnosed ( and he was very angry, accusatory and all around disgruntled) we did many of the diet recommendations, brain therap…5 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
So I didn’t mean to be cold with my answer, and it was late, and I’d had yet another wonderful day as my wife’s sole caregiver. But honestly, there is so much misinformation out there regarding what …5 -
Re: Awkward and Embarrassing
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261266#Comment_261266 I have used cards explaining my DW's condition. At first I was not sure how the cards would be received, but people have nodded …2 -
Re: Alone This Holiday?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74888/alone-this-holiday My DH and I will likely be alone on Christmas, unless I cook up a storm, and start inviting people over. I am just not up to it as my Dh&#…8 -
Stage 5
My DH is now stage 5 cognitively and memory wise. He is still able to attend to his personal care. Our specialist said this stage can last 6 years….can you share your experience in terms length of ti…4 -
Re: At peace
Thank you for the update.. It is good to know that you were surrounded by love and peace as your dear husband passed.2 -
Re: At peace
Sorry for your loss. I'm sure he's resting at peace now2
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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