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Re: Update posted in comments - Move forward with hip surgery for DH?
My DH had bilateral anterior hip replacements in 2024, 5 weeks apart. The surgery was same day only took about 1 hr for each. Received initial PT in step down recovery and then at home PT for 2 weeks…1 -
Re: Quite shocked
Welcome TrudyL. I'm sorry about your diagnosis, but don't just give up the ship, so to speak. Many many people with a diagnosis continue to live at home for quite sometime. (My DH is one of…1 -
Re: Hope or Cope?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261307#Comment_261307 Jgirl57, Thank you for sharing your experience. It's helpful to have some idea of what to expect, although I know all cases are …1 -
Re: Hospice opinions
You’re not wrong https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/261233#Comment_261233 you’re not wrong Victoria. I need to readjust how I communicate with them on the level they need. And as for the Val…1 -
Re: What Should I Say?
I agree that if at all possible your dad should not sleep in the same bed with her. That must be terrifying for her. Try to put yourself in her shoes, a total stranger in her bed. As others has said …1 -
Re: What Should I Say?
When a person has reached the stage where they don’t recognize their spouse, they are no longer capable of understanding logic. There’s no point in trying to explain why she can’t recognize him. Tell…1 -
Re: What Should I Say?
delusions are common in PWDs. Be sure to tell her doctor about the delusions. They may need to change her meds. 2 things I learned here: 1) never argue with someone with dementia and 2) you can’t rea…1 -
Re: What Should I Say?
It might help if he did not sleep in the same bed as she is in. I would say she is sick with some brain issues and the doctors are trying to help her. It will not help to tell her your dad is her hus…1 -
Re: How will I get through this
So interesting I too was reading your post from 02/2022 and the journey of others at that time. My DW is at the end of stage 5 at age 49. it is sometimes difficult to look back and say we were at suc…3 -
Re: A series of changes and more isolation for me as sole caregiver
Oh my. You do have your hands full. Like you, my morning quiet time is when I get things done.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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