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Re: Changing personality
There are some issues that I can go along to get along with, but there are a couple of things I just can't go along with so for them I find a reason to leave the room for a little while and when…7 -
Re: Changing personality
Yes, this forum is a great place to vent away. We are all in the same boat, more or less, and good advice, as well as needed empathy can be found here. I would recommend reading The 36-Hour Day by Na…5 -
Re: Changing personality
Welcome to our forum. I'm sorry that you are here but I am glad that you found us! Vent away. Mostly, you just have to agree with your DH on any issue. If you argue or deny it can get worse. It&…5 -
Re: end-of-life decisions
I do find it extremely curious that we are allowed to help our pets "over the rainbow" when they are old, sick and in pain and I cannot legally choose to pass on my terms before my Alzheime…2 -
Re: VA social worker
When we had a companion come a couple times a week, my husband had been very happy to hear the VA was providing a free service in appreciation of his status as a veteran. I presented the visitor as s…5 -
Re: how to tell others of my diagnosis
Hello. I was diagnosed with MCI/Alzheimer’s in December 2025. It is mild at the moment. I’ve told my family and two close friends. Both my family and friends were very supportive. It was actually my …3 -
Re: New territory with vascular dementia
Welcome. We usually say here it’s best to live in their world. You say she understands the truth of the matter once it’s explained, but that truth is still causing her stress. A therapeutic fib is no…1 -
Re: I’m here for you
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Re: I’m here for you
Thank you for this beautiful post and reminder for better for worse is the big commitment that we have made and pledge to carry out, not only in America but here in Australia too. Thank you. 💜2 -
Re: Just need to talk to my: friends (216)
HB - that's just it (about the doctors) - once I got my dad in to see a doctor, you'd have thought they'd been good buddies for their whole lives! They'd be joking and having a gr…1
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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