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Re: I'm new here. My 66 year old wife has Alzheimer's. It's rough!
Welcome, @ehanzel I am so sorry you are in the same boat as the rest of us. There is much you can glean from this site, and from others who have experienced what you are going thru now. Continue to c…2 -
Re: 4.5 years in caregiving
@H1235 that’s exactly it - everything you just described. My mom’s taxes. Trying to figure out how to afford everything. Worrying about all of her affairs - AND seeing her once a week. It’s a LOT: no…1 -
Re: 4.5 years in caregiving
It’s been three years for me. It’s so emotionally draining. Like you, I have fallen into a kind of rhythm. I visit mom once a week, but never know what to expect. I think I brace myself for the worst…2 -
Re: stem cell therapy
I wouldn't say stem cell therapy for AD is "pretty new". An August 2025 paper titled "Stem cell therapy offers new hope for the treatment of AD" (link below, the authors are …1 -
Re: How To Prepare for the End
Dear Cindy-I can’t add to the wisdom and wealth of experience offered to you here. I’d just like to add my voice to the others in offering you love and support for what you’re going through. Your DW …2 -
Re: What You Took From Me
As always Bill, so moving and articulate in expressing what so many of us are going through or have gone through. Thanks for sharing this!1 -
Re: What You Took From Me
So very inspirational. Thank you especially for reminding us how special this time is. It's so easy to forget under the strain of doing everything.3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Good morning Friends. Hope all have a good day.1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Good morning, Ron. It's 7 degrees now, but it doesn't feel that warm because there is an 8 mph wind from the northwest. Brrr Guys, I didn't really have a choice on that Wendy's ru…1 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
My goodness, these cats! I was missing Sammie and looked for him twice outside, but he wasn't there. It turns out he has been on the balcony all this time, about four hours. I had looked on the …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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