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Re: Bathing-when the water feels wrong - not refusing-afraid..
Thank you! Beautiful piece and lots to consider for what we think of a ‘routine’.1 -
Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
My husband knew I was someone he loved and someone who loved him until the end. He wasn’t communicating at all for weeks. One day I patted his arm and told him I loved him and he turned and looked me…5 -
Re: I wonder if I am seeing things not there
Hi. I understand your situation, ad your feelings, completely. I am experiencing the very same things with my wife of 50 years. It is the reason I am here. (And this is my very first reply / post.) Y…2 -
Re: Yin and Yang
Happy birthday to the both of you. I’m glad you were able to have a smaller celebration on the beach with your family. I also understand the loneliness when you arrived back home and thoughts of past…3 -
Re: Yin and Yang
Thank you Biggles for sharing your heart with us. You gave a gift for putting into words the things I’m feeling and can’t quite express. Hugs to you.5 -
Re: Yin and Yang
Biggles, I have to apologize for referring to you as "husband." That will teach me to comment before I've had my coffee. 😀 Thanks for understanding. Take care of yourself.4 -
Re: Yin and Yang
“I find i am waiting for a future I don’t want.” This statement hit me like a thunderbolt. How incredibly poignant. One year on my birthday, my DW was about early Stage 6. She had forgotten who I was…10 -
Re: Hospice and another fall
Trust me Cat K it may seem like an intrusion now, but later you will be grateful. I was like you at first I thought what the heck, this is going to be a circus in our own house. Now I see as a blessi…4 -
Re: Caregiving Rookie
My copy of The 36-Hour Day came early! Woohoo! I will be cramming like I'm in college for the next 48 hours! 🙂 📖7 -
Re: Palliative care
His doctor could refer him to palliative care without going through a neurologist. Then the palliative care team would decide if he’s a candidate at this point. We just went through this with my husb…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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