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Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
When your love is strong and you are there for your loved one in the good times and bad even as they start to fail, I believe the heart will break through now and then and just command the brain to w…6 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Ron. Years ago I had a white car it looked like everyone else's white car, so even in a Walmart parking lot I would have to look real hard to find my car. My friend got me a red plastic rose to …1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
HB - I understand why your DH watches/listens to the BBC - just to get that different perspective. That's my reason for reading The Guardian (also British). I read a couple of US based news site…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
It's snowing! It rained most of the day, and now (1:00 pm) there are big moist white flakes coming down. Earlier this week I went to a local park. There were lots of leaves on the ground and I w…1 -
Re: Trying to help primary caregiver
they are lucky to have you for a grandson. I would ask your Grandma what you can do to help her. Let her know you will do anything she needs. Meet her at the hospital if you can and take her to lunch…2 -
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
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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