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Big bathtime mistake and confusion with geting dressed
DH hadn't showered in two weeks and I was trying a different approach on Saturday. Rather than telling him he needed to take a shower which is always met with resistance, I asked him if he would…4 -
Re: Parents Against Me
@StayCeeLynne Hi and welcome… Just some info - 'she can act somewhat normal' - This is called 'showtiming'. Our LO can literally put on a show that things aren't as bad as th…4 -
Re: SAD/Angry/SAD/Guilt/SAD
My DH has vascular dementia as well. Stage six. He can’t follow a conversation let alone a disagreement. The problem is with the kids not the DH. I made a promise to myself to make each of his days a…4 -
Re: Denial
@lori1308 my husband was just diagnosed this past August and displays the same behaviors you describe. Your husband likely has Anosognosia, a neurological condition in which a person is unaware of th…5 -
Re: Update on DW
All I can offer is sincere caring for what is happening to you and your LO. I only hope as a caregiver to my DH is that I can make it through the sad, sad journey we are on. I wish you as much peace …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Lorita, the VA clinics I go to both are outpatient; Branson and Springfield. If I had to have a hospital stay it would be the VA hospital Fayetteville Arkansas or care in the community. I had a great…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Thank you for your service, to the Veterans! Iris1 -
Re: A Fall
I am sorry. I hope her arm isn't fractured.2 -
Re: new to group but not to dementia
What an awful situation that brings you to this group. Not saying anything you don’t already know but this indiscriminate despicable disease is sole destroying. It leaves you doing battle on your own…4 -
Re: The pain of living with ALZ
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/258137#Comment_258137 reminds me of my grandmother. Had dementia & died in ‘68. Used to visit her often when I was in college as she alwsys lived next …4
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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