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Re: I CANT DO IT!!!
You are definitely not a horrible person. The fact that you have stood by him and are feeling so conflicted in recognizing his needs are more than you can handle shows your love. I hope you will find…1 -
Re: I CANT DO IT!!!
You are not a horrible person. As the saying goes- You are doing this FOR him, not TO him. You didn’t give him dementia. You are doing what you can to give him around the clock care by people who can…4 -
Re: I CANT DO IT!!!
You're not a terrible person. You said you did your best! What more is there?3 -
Re: Anyone have a solution to avoid loosing wallet or money?
I use an AirTag. It’s saved the day several times. I also keep a list of everything thing in his wallet so I won’t have to try to remember if it does get lost.3 -
Re: What should we be hoping for?
@upstateAnn : Well-said! I would add to my list of hopes for my DW: 3. I hope she still feels loved even when she doesn't know me or her kids anymore.1 -
Re: Doesn’t want to go anywhere
unfortunately it’s common. There are several reasons. They are more comfortable in familiar surroundings. The stimuli is overwhelming. Their brains can’t handle it. They don’t remember names or faces…4 -
Re: Mild Cognitive Impairment
Everyone with ALZ started with MCI, but not everyone with MCI will go on to develop ALZ or other dementia. I am not aware of any way to reliably predict how any case of MCI will or will not develop, …2 -
Re: How accurate are estimated time of stage 6 & 7 ?
As others have stated, everyone is different and the stages are averages, but with my DH, he was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the first of 2021. I took him once he did not know who I was (wh…2 -
How accurate are estimated time of stage 6 & 7 ?
When my DW was diagnosed with early onset (Oct 2021), we were told she was stage 4. Just recently I took a really close look at the clinical stages and it seems we are now clearly in the early part o…1 -
Re: Anyone have a solution to avoid loosing wallet or money?
I was very fortunate. As the ALZ progressed and took hold, my DW was loathed to admit there was a problem, but she would always behave as if she knew there was a problem. When it came time to give up…3
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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