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Re: My DH is wanting to spend every minute with me
Wow, that must really be frustrating. Finding time for yourself is going to be tricky if he is not wanting to be without you. I have a care companion that comes once a week for 5 hours and by nightti…5 -
Re: Incontinence?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257901#Comment_257901 Thank you. I just really thought it was "Normal" to become urinary incontinent before fecal incontinent… But I know there i…2 -
Trying to help primary caregiver
Personal status: secondary caregiver; grandson (Edited for accuracy: Grandpa in hospital on ventilator and ng tube, Grandma watching over him; I visit sometimes) What's something primary caregiv…1 -
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
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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