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Re: This disease makes EVERYTHING harder
Hello annie51, It sounds like you have a question ball. I have one too. We live under a flight route close to Teterboro Airport and executive jets fly over every 15 minutes! So I'm there with you in …6 -
This disease makes EVERYTHING harder
I sit here on New Years Eve hearing fireworks in the neighborhood with DH asking me every minute or so what those noises are, and checking around outside multiple times. I feel bad that it’s making h…14 -
Re: Bittersweet Birthday
Happy Birthday! Glad you had a good day! I can totally relate. My mom would always call me and sing happy Birthday, she would bake me a cake and send me a card. I went to the memory care facility she…1 -
Re: Bittersweet Birthday
Happy Birthday! Dad loved you before 'this', so be assured he still does. Just that 'this' isn't him any more. Hope that makes sense. (If he didn't have 'this', you know he loves you) Agree - glad yo…1 -
Bittersweet Birthday
It's my birthday today. I've had a good day: my husband made me breakfast and coffee to take to work and had a present for me when I got home; I heard from my mom, my 3 siblings, and had lots of FB m…5 -
Re: Anyone have any luck with washable adult diapers?
And just as I was treating myself to some chocolate cheesecake. It's now back in the fridge. I appreciate the unvarnished honesty and so will my LO.1 -
Re: Anyone have any luck with washable adult diapers?
As someone who had babies in cloth diapers out of financial necessity, I can tell you that the 'ickyness factor' will be multiplied greatly when you are dealing with full-sized adult urine and BM inf…1 -
Re: No Support From My Kids
As disappointed as you may be when kids don't show up to help, trying to dish out guilt just makes things worse. My DH has 4 adult children and 5 grown grandchildren in the area. I wish they gave DH …3 -
Re: How do I get a diagnosis for a spouse?
Thank you so much. Your response is extremely helpful. I think finding this site is a gift from God. I was beginning to feel helpless, all alone and totally helpless.5 -
Re: What planning?
I know these feelings well. Like most of you, I'm also a planner. My sister, who passed away earlier this year from Alzheimer's/FTD used to tease me all the time for having a Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, …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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