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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
Here is the rhubarb recipe I made Friday. Very Good! Be sure to line the pan with parchment paper as it does tend to stick.1 -
Re: Worried
Ronda, is there someplace at your destination where he could sit quietly and maybe watch some television? Is there a bedroom where he could lie down and take a nap? 30 people will probably be pretty …2 -
Re: Just need my friends who understand
sorry jazzma, I don’t know much about the hyper oral stage but I do hope hospice has some answers for you. (((Hugs)))1 -
Re: Just need my friends who understand
I’m so sorry you and your DH are in this position. I think the idea of contacting hospice is a good one. Please don’t wait. They have seen it all and, hopefully, can offer you something that will hel…1 -
Re: I'm Hitting My Limit
I know those feelings, the constant negativity, the isolating, the shadowing and sundowning, and searching endlessly for workable solutions without really finding much. Someone suggested the book &qu…6 -
Re: I'm Hitting My Limit
There are no positives about this disease. Through the course of caring for DW for the past several years, I have developed a set of skills that have been useful in other areas of my life. I hope to …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (205) May 2025
You live in such a beautiful place! Thanks for all the photos you share.1 -
Re: Long time home
For people with dementia, home is a feeling not a place. Wanting to go home is caused by anxiety caused by the dementia. Fib to him. Tell him the power is off due to a storm and he can go home when i…1 -
Re: I'm Hitting My Limit
CindyBum, I feel the same. I think all of us do, or have, or will. There is no way to do this 'right' if that means fixing what's wrong with our loved ones. My sweet DH swears at me and complains in …5 -
Re: Med taking is a constant fight.
@MarDel0917 , my DH, now gone, couldn’t swallow that huge depakote pill, either. Ask his doctor to switch it to the capsule form, which they call “sprinkles.” You can open it up and mix into food, if…2
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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