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Re: Help help help
I cannot express how much your words of wisdom and pep talks are helping. It is giving me the strength, fortitude and knowledge to get through this phase!2 -
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@GobDin Thanks for updating although I do wish your mom had settled into the AL for both your sakes. You are absolutely making the best decision for her. In dementia care, safety is always the primar…1 -
Re: "Girlfriend" in Memory Care
I’m with @Carl46 as well. DH isn’t in memory care yet, but it’s rearing it’s ugly head and will most likely become reality later this year. It will absolutely break my heart should he connect with so…7 -
Re: I just want to thank all my caring supportive friends
Very well said @RetiredTeacher! These friends are a lifeline to sanity that can only come from someone who truly understands. I only wish I could spend more time responding to posts but my DH command…1 -
Re: I just want to thank all my caring supportive friends
Zetia, My situation is nowhere near as dire as many. This site and its mementos is a lifeline for me. I really struggled to accept the diagnosis and the end of dreams and future plans together. Peopl…2 -
Re: What should we be hoping for?
What should you hope for? Hope for moments of joy amid the pain. Hope for your love to continue even as the disease progresses. Hope for grace in the midst of difficult situations. Hope for some laug…14 -
Re: "Girlfriend" in Memory Care
I am thinking of asking staff to get him ready to go and I will take him outside of the unit to visit.1 -
Re: What should we be hoping for?
All you can hope for is that the transitions that they will be going through will be as easy on both of you as possible. After almost 9 years, my wife is well into stage 7, and she has avoided many o…8 -
Re: "Girlfriend" in Memory Care
I am with @Carl46 . If it gives my DW some comfort and happiness, then I am all for it. Will it upset me? Yes, I am sure it will. She intermittently does not know who I am so what does it really matt…6 -
Re: What should we be hoping for?
Very good question, but the answer may only be answered by you. After we saw the neurologist I came to this forum. Then I decided this wasn’t for me because my husband wasn’t going to get like the ot…12
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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