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Re: How to handle my frustrations
My mother in law would ask the same question (verbatim) over and over again. On our visits I would casually answer her and my husband would get irritated at his mom telling her she just asked that qu…4 -
Re: Intimacy and guilt
This is a huge problem for me as well. How do you say no without hurting their feelings? DH is still so sweet but I don't feel like a wife anymore. I'm a nurse and thus am not only not inte…9 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
Taking are of a spouse with dementia is very challenging. I have found that it helps to blame the disease and not the person. Arguing with a spouse who has Alzheimer’s is arguing with a disease and i…7 -
Re: Emotional Breakdown This Morning
There are angels among us… 💜3 -
Re: Will my dh ever understand he has dementia?
Mom was officially diagnosed with dementia 2.5 years ago at age 94, I'd say in early stage 4 at the time. For a couple of years prior, she was aware she was having memory problems, but her docto…5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Two fun facts. Jack in the Box restaurants pioneered drive-through ordering with its two-way intercom system. People spoke into a clown's head to give their orders. "Jack will speak you&quo…3 -
Re: Managing the Late-Comers
Well said!2 -
Re: Managing the Late-Comers
I don't have sympathy for those that say they don't want to see them like that. I didn't want to see my mom or dad in the condition they were in toward the end and had to make life and…8 -
Re: Emotional Breakdown This Morning
Thank you both for the kind comments. It helps to be heard and acknowledged. 💜5 -
Re: My Attitude is Getting Worse
First thing first. You have an adult son living with you until he gets back on his feet. Assuming that he is not a drug addict, why isn't he helping with all the things that you have to do? Runn…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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